This Week In Black History (January 18 – January 24)
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This Week In Black History (November 23- November 29)
Ella Fitzgerald makes her debut at the Apollo Theatre, winning the theatre’s infamous tradition: Amateur Night this year.
Despite battling racism in Hollywood and her own personal bouts, she was a trailblazer, becoming the first African American woman to receive an Academy Award nomination in 1954 for “Carmen Jones.”
She was married to equally the talented actor, Ossie Davis.
This Week In Black History (October 19 – October 25)
Born in Los Angeles, Burke discovered a lot of feats, in 1966, she became the first African American woman elected to the California assembly.
Hathaway’s legacy lives on through daughter and Grammy Award winning singer, Lalah Hathaway.