Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 23, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 23, 2020
The mini-series “Roots,” which received nine Emmy Awards, first aired on ABC-TV, 1977.
Breaking News
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Alex Haley
Rosa Parks House Has Buyers, Working Out Details
August 2, 2018
The house was included in an auction by Guernsey’s in New York as part of a larger sale of African American cultural and historic items. It was listed with a minimum bid of $1 million, with a presale estimate of $1 million to $3 million.
Unpublished Parts of Malcolm X’s Autobiography Auctioned Off
August 2, 2018
For decades, scholars have wanted to get a closer look at unpublished sections of a towering 20th century book, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” including cut chapters that may have contained some of the most explosive thoughts of the African American firebrand assassinated in 1965.
The Battleship Iowa Museum To Honor Black History Month With Historical Display And Award
January 31, 2017
Battleship IOWA is the West Coasts only Battleship open to the public and is celebrating its fifth year at the L.A. Waterfront
3 veteran ‘Roots’ stars look back on making this TV classic
May 18, 2016
Their ambitious miniseries “Roots” was an eight-part epic based on Alex Haley’s best-seller that told the saga of his family tree