This Week in Black History February 16, 1970
Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their fight at Madison Square Garden to become the…
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…
After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regained his freedom. His memoir, “Twelve Years…
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln as the country entered the third year of the Civil War….
Black historian Maulana Ron Karenga introduces Kwanzaa, a non-religious holiday designed to celebrate African and African-American culture. The holiday honors…
Desmond Tutu, a South African archbishop known for his work as a human rights activist, received the Nobel Piece…