October 21, 1968 Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is named chief executive and chairman of […]
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This Week in Black History
October 11, 1991 Law professor Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the confirmation hearing for Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination. For […]
This Week in Black History
October 5, 1985 Grambling State defeats Prairie View A&M 27-7, giving Grambling coach Eddie Robinson 324 career victories in college football, breaking the legendary Paul […]
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 […]
This Week in Black History
September 20, 1987 Actress Alfre Woodard wins the Emmy Award for outstanding guest performance in a dramatic series for NBC’s “L.A. Law.” She also won […]
This Week in Black History
September 12, 1992 Chicago physician Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space when the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy […]
This Week in Black History
Sept. 5, 1960 A young boxer named Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Clay […]
This Week in Black History
Aug. 30, 1967 The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment by President Lyndon Johnson of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall, who argued before […]
This Week in Black History
August 24, 1950 Chicago attorney and social worker Edith Sampson is named the first Black person to be appointed a U.S. delegate to the United […]
This Week in Black History
August 19, 1958 Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City school teacher and director of the local NAACP Youth Council, organized a sit-in protest with her high […]