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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History, July 6, 2002
Former Compton resident Serena Williams wins her first Wimbledon tennis tournament, defeating her sister Venus, to win her first Grand…
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This Week in Black History
This week in Black History, June 5, 1973
Former Compton schoolteacher Doris A. Davis, who had been elected the city’s first Black city clerk, defeats incumbent Mayor Douglas…
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This Week in Black History
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…
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