Who were the first African American male and female artists to have a
solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? What are the dates
of these exhibitions?

Hi Borange,

This site gives a three-page overview of Afro-American artists,
mentioning solo exhibitions and collections, so it would seem that it
would have mentioned if there had been a major or solo exhibition at
the NY Met of paintings by Afro-Americans.
http://www.blacklightonline.com/evanstibbs1.html

This site from Michigan State University Library lists many books and
exhibit catalogs on the subject, with the following under "Special
Events":

http://www.lib.msu.edu/pubs/subject/su40.htm
"Harlem Renaissance
Harlem on My Mind. F128.68.H3 S3 1995 EXH. The landmark 1968
exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; this edition includes a
foreword by Henry Louis Gates."

But it was also not a solo exhibition.

It would seem that this "selected bibliography" an Afro-American
women, based on the Smithsonian Institution's library, would have a
catalog from the Met if there had been an exhibition.

http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/afamwom.htm

It would also seem that this site and the bibliography that includes
catalogs would have mentioned such an exhibition.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/n.paradoxa/pindell.htm

I looked several other places that looked like they would have
mentioned such exhibits, but they didn't.

It seems that the dates you are asking for are still in the future.
Myoarin