This Week in Black History – March 17, 1999
Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become a chess grandmaster. The rank is conferred by the International Chess…
Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become a chess grandmaster. The rank is conferred by the International Chess…
Andrew Brimmer becomes the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve Board. He was appointed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson….
March 2, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks in…
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to medal at a Winter Olympics when she wins the bronze medal in…
Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their fight at Madison Square Garden to become the…
Educator W.E. B. DuBois is one of 60-plus activists who form the NAACP to fight for racial equality for Black…
Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League, becoming the first African American…
President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of…
Jefferson High School and UCLA graduate Ralph Bunche, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for his efforts…
“Sanford and Son” debuts as a TV sitcom set in Watts, starring Redd Foxx and featuring mostly Black actors. The…