Don Newcombe Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Don Newcombe becomes the first player to win baseball’s Cy Young Award, signifying him as the best pitcher in the […]
Category: This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History, November 22, 1989
Frederick D. Gregory Frederick D. Gregory becomes the first African American to command a space shuttle when he leads the Challenger on a seven-day mission […]
This Week in Black History, November 13, 1956
The U.S. Supreme Court declares that Alabama laws requiring segregated buses are illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which had begun the previous December […]
This Week in Black History November 6, 1962
Augustus Freeman Hawkins of Los Angeles is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first Black Congress member from west of the Mississippi. […]
This Week in Black History, October 30, 1979
Richard Arrington Jr. Richard Arrington Jr. was elected as the first African-American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He served 20 years, working to overcome Birmingham’s history […]
This Week in Black History, October 24, 1935
Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opens in New York, becoming the first Black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It holds the record for longest-running […]
This Week in Black History October 16, 1968
San Jose State track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists during a medal ceremony at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, signaling […]
This Week in Black History, October 5, 1985
Grambling State University defeats Prairie View A&M 27-7, giving Grambling coach Eddie Robinson 324 career victories in college football, breaking the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant’s […]
This Week in Black History September 27, 1950
Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, “Annie Allen,” a coming-of-age tale about a young […]
This Week in Black History September 20, 1987
Actress Alfre Woodard Actress Alfre Woodard wins the Emmy Award for outstanding guest performance in a dramatic series for NBC’s “L.A. Law.” She also won […]