#BlackHistoryMonth Alumna Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the 1st female African-American newspaper editor in North America. She also became a recruiting officer for the Union Army in Indiana during the Civil War in 1863.✊🏾 . . . #HU #HBCU #howardu #howarduniversity #HBCUblackhistory #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #BHM #HUbison #blackisbeautiful #melaninpoppin #blackexcellence #blackking #blackkings #blackqueen #blackqueens #blackgirlsrock #blackgirlmagic #blackboyjoy #blackmanmagic #blackpeople #iloveblackpeople #maryannshaddcary