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 […]
Category: This Week in Black History
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 […]
This Week in Black History Oct. 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 October 2, 1967
Post to Features and This Week in Black History with photo BLACK 092823 U.S. Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall — whose legal work led to the […]
This Week in Black History September 23, 1950
Ralph Bunche, a Jefferson High School and UCLA graduate, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts as a United Nations mediator in the […]
This Week in Black History
September 17, 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America. Williams was subjected to hate mail and death threats and, […]
This Week in Black History September 12, 1992
Post to Features and This week in Black History with photo BLACK 090723 Chicago physician Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space […]
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Sept. 2, 1989 The Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest march in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, a week after four Black teenagers […]
This Week in Black History Aug, 24, 1950
Edith Sampson, a Chicago attorney is, appointed by President Harry Truman as an alternate delegate to the United Nations, the first African American to officially […]