Robert weaver
He appointed the first African American cabinet member.
Barack Obama
Robert C. Weaver was the first African American member of a presidential cabinet. He headed the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversaw federal housing programs.
Robert C. Weaver, head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
roberta harris
The Black Cabinet member who worked for the State Department was Ralph Bunche. He served as an influential diplomat and was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his mediation efforts in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Bunche played a significant role in promoting civil rights and advocating for African American representation in government during the mid-20th century.
Sarah E. Goode
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________
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marian anderson
Thomas L. Jennings, 1821, for a dry-cleaning process. Sarah E. Goode, 1885, became the first African-American woman to receive a patent, for a Cabinet bed.
Marian Anderson was the first African-American to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company. Her first performance at the Met being in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in 1955 - the part of Ulrica