Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Tyson was 20 years and four […]
Category: This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History November 13, 1951
Janet Collins becomes the first black dancer to appear at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her journey is the subject of an animated […]
This Week in Black History, November 7, 1967
Carl Stokes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, was elected mayor of the city of Cleveland, becoming the first Black elected mayor of […]
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 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 21, 1968 Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is named chief executive and chairman of […]
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 […]