2010
Obamacare is passed2010s
2010
Dustin Byfuglien, the First African-American to Win the Stanley Cup2010s
2011
Oprah launches The Oprah Winfrey Network2010s
2012
Obama is re-elected for a second term as U.S. President2010s
2012
Trayvon Martin & Stand Your Ground2010s
2012
Gaby Douglas Makes Olympic History2010s
2013
Black Lives Matter Founded2010s
2013
Kimani Gray and the Flatbush Riots2010s
2013
Gymnast Simone Biles becomes first African American world all-around champion.2010s
2014
Michael Brown & Ferguson Protests2010s
2014
The Flint Water crisis begins in predominantly Black city of Flint, Michigan.2010s
2014
Ava Duvernay is the first African American to be nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globe Awards for Selma2010s
2015
The Charleston Church Shooting2010s
2015
Freddie Gray & Baltimore Protests2010s
2015
Sandra Bland & #SayHerName2010s
2015
Loretta Lynch sworn in as first African American woman Attorney General of the United States2010s
2015
Misty Copeland becomes the first African American woman principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre in June 20152010s
2016
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens in D.C.2010s
2016
Colin Kaepernick Kneels2010s
2016
Philando Castile & Outrage Against the NRA2010s
2017
Amanda Gorman is named the first ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.2010s
2017
Moonlight wins Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards.2010s
2017
Get Out2010s
2018
Black Panther2010s
2019
The New York Times Magazine publishes Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project, reexamining America's history by placing the ripple effects of slavery at the forefront.2010s

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