The First Decade of the 21st Century
2000 — July, Venus Williams becomes the first black woman to win the Women’s Singles title at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957 and 1958.
2002 — March 24, Halle Berry becomes the first African-American female to win Academy Award for Best Actress; Denzel Washington becomes the second African-American male to win Best Actor.
2005 — January 26, Condoleezza Rice becomes the first black female secretary of state. What is she doing now? August 29, Hurricane Katrina hits Louisiana and southern Mississippi, devastating New Orleans.
2008 — November 4, United States Senator Barack Hussein Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States.