News from communities around Los Angeles
August 5, 1965
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, one of the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.
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Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first Black owner of a metropolitan newspaper. That accomplishment, coupled with his passion for […]
Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become a chess grandmaster. The rank is conferred by the International Chess Federation to players who amass […]
June 11, 1959 Charlie Sifford became the first African American to play in the U.S. Open golf tournament at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, […]