Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to start in an NFL championship game, is named MVP of Super Bowl XXII in San Diego after leading […]
Category: This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History Jan. 23, 1977
Alex Haley’s award-winning narrative “Roots” is adapted for television in a landmark mini-series that would explore Black people’s forced journey from Africa to the Americas. […]
This Week in Black History Jan. 19, 1969
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph M. Bunche is honored by UCLA, which places his name on the 1964 Social Science Building, the tallest building […]
This Week in Black History January 10, 1957
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 60 other Black activists organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a direct action organization aimed at gaining equal […]
This Week in Black History Jan. 3, 1973
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn-in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She later is appointed to the Los Angeles County […]
This Week in Black History, 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 principles of African […]
This Week in Black History December 20, 1956
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. announces the end of a 381-day bus boycott against the city of Montgomery, Ala., after city officials agreed to […]
This Week in Black History, December 14, 1963
The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in southwest Los Angeles. The failure of the dam caused flooding […]
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 Peace Prize at Oslo City Hall in […]
This Week in Black History, November 30, 1982 Michael Jackson releases his sixth solo studio album, “Thriller.” The album contains seven hit singles, including the […]