March 6, 1857 – U.S. Supreme Court issued Dred Scott decision. March 7, 1965 – U.S. Supreme Court upheld key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. March 8, 1977 – Henry L. Marsh, III, became first African American elected mayor of Richmond, VA. March 9, 1941 – Amistad mutineers freed by U.S. Supreme Court. March 10, 1913 – Harriet Tubman died. March … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – March 6, 2025
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This Week In Black History – February 27, 2025
February 27, 1988 – Debi Thomas became first black to win an Olympic medal in figure skating. February 28, 1984 – Michael Jackson won Eight Grammy awards. March 1, 1994 – Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., elected president of the National Baseball League. March 2, 1867 – U.S. Congress enacted charter to establish Howard University in Washington, DC. March 3, 1865 – … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – February 27, 2025
This Week In Black History – February 20, 2025
February 20, 1934 – Four Saints in Three Acts, by Virgil Thompson and Gertrude Stein, premiered as the first black-performed opera on Broadway. February 21, 1965 – Civil Rights activist Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City. February 22, 1989 – Col. Frederick Gregory was the first African American to command a space shuttle mission. February 23, 1868 – W.E.B. … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – February 20, 2025
This Week In Black History – February 13, 2025
February 13, 1970 – Joseph L. Searles became the first black member of the New York Stock Exchange. February 14, 1879 – B.K. Bruce of Mississippi became the first African American to preside over U.S. Senate. February 15, 1961 – U.N. sessions were disrupted by U.S. and African nationalists over assassination of Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba. February 16, 1874 – … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – February 13, 2025
Here’s the story behind Black History Month —and why it’s celebrated in February
Every February, the U.S. honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are an indelible part of our country's history. This year's theme, focuses on "African Americans and Labor,” focuses on the various and profound ways that work of all … [Read more...] about Here’s the story behind Black History Month —and why it’s celebrated in February
This Week In Black History – February 6, 2025
February 5, 1934 – Major league home run champion Hank Aaron was born. February 6, 1867 – Robert Tanner Jackson became the first African American to earn a degree in dentistry. February 7, 1883 – Ragtime pianist and composer Hubie Blake was born. February 8, 1968 – Three South Carolina State University students were killed during segregation protest in Orangeburg, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – February 6, 2025
This Week In Black History – January 30, 2025
January 30, 1979 – Franklin Thomas named president of Ford Foundation. January 31, 1986 – August Wilson’s Fences, starring the late James Earl Jones, opened at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. February 1, 1902 – Playwright, poet, author Langston Hughes was born February 2, 1807 – Congress banned foreign slave trade. February 3, 1956 – Autherine Lucy enrolled as the … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 30, 2025
This Week In Black History – January 23, 2025
January 23, 1891 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, one of the first schools of nursing for black students in the U. S. January 24, 1865 – Congress passed 13th Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in the US. January 25, 1851 – Sojourner Truth addressed the first Black Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, OH. January 26, … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 23, 2025
‘I Have A Dream’ – address at The March on Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of … [Read more...] about ‘I Have A Dream’ – address at The March on Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963
This Week In Black History – January 16, 2025
January 16, 1978 – NASA named black astronauts: Maj. Frederick D. Gregory, Maj. Guion S. Bluford, and Dr. Ronald McNair. January 17, 1942 – Threetime heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was born. January 18, 1856 – Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, pioneering heart surgeon, was born. January 19, 1969 – UCLA renamed its social science buildings to honor alumnus Ralph … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History – January 16, 2025