Inglewood makes history by electing first Black woman to its city council Dionne Faulk was recently elected to serve as an Inglewood city councilmember making her the first Black woman to ever do so. KABC Share: INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- When celebrating Black History Month, you don't always have to look too far in the past. In fact, the city of Inglewood made history just recently. A few months ago, we saw Vice President Kamala Harris make history by becoming the first Black and Asian woman elected Vice President of the United States. In Inglewood, Harris' fellow Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sister Dionne Faulk made history herself.