This Week in Black History
Feb. 19, 1992 Los Angeles native John Singleton became the first African American to be nominated for a best director…
Feb. 19, 1992 Los Angeles native John Singleton became the first African American to be nominated for a best director…
Feb. 12, 1909 Educator W.E. B. DuBois is one of 60-plus activists who form the NAACP to fight for racial…
Feb. 8, 1986 Stanford student Debi Thomas becomes the first black skater to win the women’s singles of the U.S….
January 29, 2009 President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair…
January 23, 1977 Alex Haley’s award-winning narrative “Roots” is adapted for television in a landmark mini-series that would explore black…
December 26, 1966 Black historian Maulana Ron Karenga introduces Kwanzaa, a non-religious holiday designed to celebrate African and African-American culture….
December 20, 1956 The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. announces the end of a 381-day bus boycott against the city…
November 27, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Don Newcombe becomes the first player to win baseball’s Cy Young award, signifying him…
The U.S. Supreme Court declares that Alabama laws requiring segregated buses are illegal, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott, which had begun the…
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opens in New York, becoming the first black-authored play to become a long-running…