First 3 weeks of #BlackHistoryMonth #SportFirstsEdition.
One more week to go.
One more week to go.
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Known as BLACK IRON, he is the first (and only) man to win World or Olympic championships in weightlifting in each of three decades (the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s). Check out his incredible story if you have time. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day22
Securing a first-place win in the 1,000-meter speed skating competition at the 2006 Turin Games, Shani Davis became the first African-American Olympian to win an individual Winter Olympics medal. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day23
Tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams (pictured) were the first sisters to win gold medals in the tennis doubles competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sidney. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day24