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  • February 24, 2022

Feb. 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting Actress […]

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  • February 14, 2022

Feb. 12, 1909 Educator W.E.B. DuBois is one of 60-plus activists who form the NAACP to fight for racial equality for black Americans. As editor […]

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  • December 16, 2021

December 18, 2002 A group led by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, was awarded the NBA’s new Charlotte expansion franchise, making Johnson […]

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This Week in Black History

  • November 30, 2021

December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger […]

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This Week in Black History

  • November 16, 2021

November 16, 1901 Black education pioneer Booker T. Washington and his wife are invited to dinner at the White House by President Theodore Roosevelt and […]

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This Week in Black History

  • November 11, 2021

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 […]

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This Week in Black History

  • November 2, 2021

October 31, 1950 Earl Lloyd becomes the first black player in the NBA, taking the court for the Washington Capitals. Two other black players were […]

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This Week in Black History

  • October 26, 2021

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 […]

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  • October 19, 2021

October 16, 1968 San Jose State track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists during a medal ceremony at the Summer Olympics in […]

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This Week in Black History

  • October 12, 2021

October 9, 1975 All-star outfielder Frank Robinson – whose later years were spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels – is named manager […]

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