First Black Girl

As an inspiration to girls of color, First Black Girl: Black Women who Opened the Door for Black Girls highlights sixteen past and present; relentless and radiant; bold and Black women, who trailblazed their way through entertainment, education, sports, science, politics, and art.

Witness historic female figures who knocked and unknowingly opened the door for other Black women behind them.

With the support of trailblazers before her, Dr. Loretta Johnson-Smith is the first in her family to earn a doctoral degree. Dr. Loretta Johnson-Smith teaches, mentors, and writes as encouragement to little ones like her young daughters, Emaree and Elivia. She is a wife, mother, inspirational speaker, and educational leader, passionate about cultivating children and youths' potential into success stories.