News from communities around Los Angeles
March 20, 1948
Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first black man to receive an Academy Award when he wins an honorary Oscar for playing the role of Uncle Remus in the controversial Disney film, “Song of the South.”
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Maggie L. Walker, a crusading businesswoman, activist and newspaper editor, founds the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank and Trust Company in Richmond, Virginia, becoming the […]
February 3, 1989 Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League, becoming the first African American to lead […]
Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to start in an NFL championship game, is named MVP of Super Bowl XXII in San Diego after leading […]