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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This Week in Black History, November 30, 1982 Michael Jackson releases his sixth solo studio album, “Thriller.” The album contains seven hit singles, including the […]
August 19, 1958 Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City school teacher and director of the local NAACP Youth Council, organized a sit-in protest with her high […]
Stanford student Debi Thomas becomes the first Black skater to win the women’s singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship. In 1988, she captured […]