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(BPRW) The Board for Certification of Genealogists’s First African American President Elected a Fellow by the American Society of Genealogists | Press releases

(BPRW) The Board for Certification of Genealogists’s First African American President Elected a Fellow by the American Society of Genealogists The ASG is the scholarly honorary society of the genealogical field. (Black PR Wire) The Board for Certification of Genealogists® extends its congratulations to Board-certified genealogist LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson of Washington, D.C., on her election as […]

(BPRW) The Board for Certification of Genealogists’s First African American President Elected a Fellow by the American Society of Genealogists | Press releases

(BPRW) The Board for Certification of Genealogists’s First African American President Elected a Fellow by the American Society of Genealogists The ASG is the scholarly honorary society of the genealogical field. (Black PR Wire) The Board for Certification of Genealogists® extends its congratulations to Board-certified genealogist LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson of Washington, D.C., on her election as […]

Incarcerated Person In Washington, D.C. Jail Becomes First To Win Elected Office

A Black man made history as the first-ever incarcerated person in Washington D.C. to win an elected office. Joel Caston came up victorious in the race for advisory neighborhood commissioner of southeastern district 7F07, where he’ll oversee the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter, new local, luxury apartments and the jail where he is incarcerated, according to […]

St. Louis Just Elected Its First Black Female Mayor, She’s A Delta From Hampton

Tishaura Jones, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a graduate of the HBCU Hampton University made history Tuesday when she was elected the first Black female mayor of St. Louis. Jones, who currently holds the position of Treasurer for city, beat Alderwoman Cara Spencer in the general election with 51.7% to Spencer’s […]