This Week in Black History
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
May 27, 1958 Ernest Green, who joined eight black classmates in challenging racial segregation in public schools, becomes the first…
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This Week in Black History
This week in Black History
April 30, 1983 Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
April 26, 1903 Maggie L. Walker, a crusading businesswoman, civic activist and newspaper editor, founds the St. Luke Penny Savings…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson starts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black to play in…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
April 13, 1997 Orange County native Eldrick “Tiger” Woods shoots a record-breaking18-under-par, beating the second-place finisher by 12 strokes and…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
April 2, 1855 Longtime activist John Mercer Langston, an abolitionist, attorney and diplomat, is elected clerk of an Ohio township,…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
March 20, 1948 Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first black man to receive an Academy Award when he…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
March 13, 2020 Breonna Taylor is killed when Louisville, Kentucky, police officers issuing a no-knock search warrant enter her home looking…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
March 5, 1770 Massachusetts sailor Crispus Attucks is shot to death by British Redcoats, reportedly becoming the first patriot killed…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History
February 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when…
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