February 2, 1807 – Congress bans foreign slave trade. February 3, 1956 – Autherine Lucy enrolls as the first African American student at the University of Alabama. February 4, 1913 – Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer who sparked Montgomery bus boycott, born. February 5, 1934 – Major league home run champion Hank Aaron born. February 6, 1867 – Robert Tanner Jackson … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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Black mayors will lead four largest cities in America following historic midterm wins
For the first time in U.S. history, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston all will have black mayors, following Karen Bass' recent victory in the City of Angels When Rep. Karen Bass takes office as the new mayor of Los Angeles next month, the country's four largest cities will all have black leaders. The former state assemblywoman and current U.S. … [Read more...] about Black mayors will lead four largest cities in America following historic midterm wins
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January 26, 1954 – Dr. Theodore K. Lawless, dermatologist, awarded the Spingarn Medal for his research in skin-related diseases. January 27, 1961 – Leontyne Price made her Metropolitan Opera debut. January 28, 1787 – Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia. January 29, 1926 – Violette Nealy Anderson becomes the first black woman lawyer to argue a case before the … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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January 19, 1969 – UCLA renames its social science buildings to honor alumnus Ralph Bunche. January 20, 1977 – Patricia Roberts Harris becomes U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the first black woman to hold a Cabinet position. January 21, 1936 – Former Congressman Barbara Jordan born. January 22, 1949 – James Robert Gladden becomes first African American … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
‘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
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January 12, 1948 – U.S. Supreme Court rules that African Americans have the right to study law at state institutions. January 13, 1990 – L. Douglas Wilder becomes first African American U.S. governor (Virginia) since Reconstruction. 1913 – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated becomes the 2nd black Greek letter organization. January 14, 1975 – William T. Coleman named … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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January 5, 1943 – George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist, died. January 6, 1831 – The World Anti-Slavery Convention opens in London. January 7, 1890 – William B. Purvis patents fountain pen. January 8, 1811 – Charles Deslandes leads slave revolt in Louisiana. January 9, 1866 – Fisk University is founded in Nashville. January 10, 1864 – George … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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December 29, 1924 – Author, sportswriter A.S. “Doc” Young born. December 30, 1842 – Congressman Josiah Walls born. December 31, 1930 – Odetta, blues and folk singer, born. January 1, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation. January 2, 1965 – Martin Luther King, Jr., calls for nonviolent protests if Alabama blacks are not allowed to … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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December 22, 1943 – W.E. B. DuBois becomes the first African American elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. December 23, 1869 – Madam C.J. Walker, businesswoman and first African American woman millionaire, born. December 24, 1832 – Charter granted to the Georgia Infirmary, the first black hospital. December 25, 1760 – Jupiter Hammon becomes first … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History
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December 15, 1883 – William A. Hinton, first African American on Harvard Medical School faculty and developer of the Hinton test to detect syphilis, born. December 15, 1994 – Ruth J. Simmons named president of Smith College. December 16, 1976 – Andrew Young nominated by President Jimmy Carter to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. December 17, 1802 – Teacher and … [Read more...] about This Week In Black History