Black Firsts in Los Angeles

This book "highlights the oft unheralded accomplishments of Black Angelenos which--despite their importance--are generally not included in school books or taught in classrooms. Organized into 83 areas of accomplishment alphabetically and chronologically, Black Firsts reviews the overlooked historic achievements of Black Angelenos in everything from acting to aviation, hamburger queens to Hollywood correspondents, janitors to judges, quarterbacks to quilters, and yoga teachers to zoo directors"--