barack obama is widely known as the united states first black president but is he really the countrys first africanamerican black presidents 6 united states commanders in chief before obama check out the quotes in the slideshow and let us know your favorite in the comments section below as the first african toni morrison birthday iconic author turns 82 today two years and 4860 pills later i now realize how little i actually understood about transitioning back in february 2011 there were so many aspects of transitioning and being treated like a woman in society that i was totally unprepared for 10 things i wish id known when i started my transition