This Week in Black History
March 9, 1966 Andrew Brimmer becomes the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve Board. He was appointed by President…
March 9, 1966 Andrew Brimmer becomes the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve Board. He was appointed by President…
March 5, 1770 Massachusetts sailor Crispus Attucks is shot to death by British Redcoats. The event, later known as the…
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to medal at a Winter Olympics when she wins the bronze medal in…
February 16, 1970 Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the second round of their fight at Madison Square Garden…
Feb. 12, 1909 Educator W.E. B. DuBois is one of 60-plus activists who form the NAACP to fight for racial…
February 3, 1989 Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League, becoming the…
January 29, 2009 President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair…
January 19, 1969 Jefferson High School and UCLA graduate Ralph Bunche, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize…
January 14, 1972 “Sanford and Son” debuts as a TV sitcom set in Watts, starring Redd Foxx and featuring mostly…
January 10, 1957 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 60 other Black activists organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a…