#MarthaLynnSherrod was the first African American judge elected to a countywide seat in Madison County. Before that, she was presiding municipal judge, assistant district attorney and taught criminal justice at Alabama A&M. Sherrod developed the state's first court program for parents with substance-abuse problems and later launched a similar program for juveniles. Judge Sherrod is the FIRST African American Judge with a portrait in the Madison County Courthouse. #AAMU #Hunts

Dr. #AnnRoyMoore became #Huntsville City School system's first black superintendent when she was hired in 2001 and was named Alabama's superintendent of the year in 2008. #BlackHistoryMonth

Colonel Martha K Brooks is the First African American Female promoted to the rank of Colonel at Redstone Arsenal.Brooks is a graduate of Alabama A&M University #AAMU in Normal, Alabama. She entered active duty as a second lieutenant in May 1990 following commissioning through the Reserve Officers Training Corps and commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery Officer. In 2001, she was assessed as a 46A Public Affairs Officer. #Huntsville #Alabama #BlackHistory