December 26, 1966 Black historian Maulana Ron Karenga introduces Kwanzaa, a non-religious holiday designed to celebrate African and African-American culture. The holiday honors seven core […]
Category: This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
December 18, 2002 A group led by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, was awarded the NBA’s new Charlotte expansion franchise, making Johnson […]
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 […]
This Week in Black History
November 16, 1901 Black education pioneer Booker T. Washington and his wife are invited to dinner at the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt and […]
This Week in Black History
November 5, 1918 Frederick Madison Roberts, the great grandson of Sally Hemings (the Thomas Jefferson slave who bore six of his children), is the first […]
This Week in Black History
October 31, 1950 Earl Lloyd becomes the first black player in the NBA, taking the court for the Washington Capitals. Two other black players were […]
This Week in Black History
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opened in New York, becoming the first black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It held the […]
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 […]
This Week in Black History
October 9, 1975 All-star outfielder Frank Robinson – whose later years were spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels – is named manager […]
This Week in Black History
October 2, 1967 U.S. Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall – whose brilliant legal work led to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision outlawing segregation in […]