News from communities around Los Angeles
Alex Haley’s award-winning narrative “Roots” is adapted for television in a landmark mini-series that would explore Black people’s forced journey from Africa to the Americas. The series would go on to win dozens of awards and become the most watched mini-series in history.
– For more information on Black history, arts and culture, visit www.caamuseum.org.
March 5, 1770 Massachusetts sailor Crispus Attucks is shot to death by British Redcoats, reportedly becoming the first patriot killed in the cause of U.S. […]
July 6, 2002 Former Compton resident Serena Williams wins her first Wimbledon tennis tournament, defeating her sister Venus, winning her first Grand Slam singles title […]
April 30, 1983 Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro newspaper. That accomplishment, coupled with […]