The first black U.S. president might be on the way out, but the year
also saw several African American firsts in literature, entertainment,
politics and sports.
For example, in 2016, the long-awaited National
Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
opened — a mecca housing artifacts and art chronicling the struggles and
triumphs of blacks in the U.S.
NBCBLK presents a year of firsts.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ava DuVernay
Ava Duvernay
made history in 2012 as the first black woman to win the Best Director
award at Sundance Film Festival and is making history again. This
summer, it was announced that she will be the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million, live-action feature film "A Wrinkle in Time".
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