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Who was the first African child born in America?
Captain William Tucker
Two of the Africans who arrived aboard the White Lion, Antonio and Isabella, became “servants” of Captain William Tucker, commander of Point Comfort. Their son William is the first known African child to have been born in America, and under the law of the time he was born a freeman.
When was the first African American?
1619
The uninterrupted history of Blacks in the United States began in 1619, when 20 Africans were landed in the English colony of Virginia.
Who was the first white person born?
When White eventually returned three years later, the colonists were gone….
| Virginia Dare | |
|---|---|
| Born | Virginia Dare August 18, 1587 Roanoke Colony (present-day North Carolina) |
| Died | unknown |
| Known for | first English child born in the New World |
| Parents | Ananias Dare (father) Eleanor White (mother) |
Who was first Black billionaire?
Johnson is the former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. He became the first black American billionaire in 2001….
| Robert L. Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Johnson in 2018 | |
| Born | Robert Louis Johnson April 8, 1946 Hickory, Mississippi, U.S. |
Who was the first baby in the world?
| Louise Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louise Joy Brown 25 July 1978 Oldham General Hospital, Lancashire, England |
| Known for | First in vitro newborn |
| Spouse(s) | Wesley Mullinder ( m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 sons |
Who was the first baby born in 2021?
Ava was the first baby born in 2021 at Odessa Regional Medical Center in Texas. Weighing in at six pounds and 19 inches long, Ava was born at 4:48 a.m. Friday morning to parents Carla Mendez and Shawon Parker. Baby Octavius was born at 6:02 a.m. at Lutheran Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Who’s the richest black woman in the world?
Folorunso Alakija
As of 2015, Folorunsho Alakija is listed as the second most powerful woman in Africa after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the 87th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes….
| Folorunso Alakija | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1951 Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria Protectorate |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |