Black historian Maulana Ron Karenga introduces Kwanzaa, a non-religious holiday designed to celebrate African and African-American culture. The holiday honors seven core principles of African […]
Category: This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History December 10, 1984
Desmond Tutu, a South African archbishop known for his work as a human rights activist, received the Nobel Piece Prize at Oslo City Hall […]
This Week in Black History December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. […]
This Week in Black History November 23, 1897
Andrew Jackson Beard, an African American farmer and inventor, was issued a patent for the automatic railroad car coupler. Born a slave, Beard was inducted […]
This Week in Black History November, 18, 1992
The film “Malcolm X,” directed by Spike Lee (pictured) and starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett, is released in the United States. The film about […]
This Week in Black History November 11, 1978
Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park” reaches the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making it her first number one pop hit. Written by Jimmy Webb, the songwriter […]
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 member of Congress from west of the […]
This Week in Black History
October 30, 1979 Richard Arrington Jr. was elected as the first African-American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He served 20 years from 1979-1999, working to overcome […]
This Week in Black History October 21, 1994
Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is named chief executive and chairman of the Martin Luther […]
This Week in Black History October 13, 1966
Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix plays his first concert as the Jimi Hendrix Experience with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell in Evreux, France. The […]