This Week In Black History (November 30 – December 6)

November 30, 1924 – On this day, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman. (Courtesy Photo)

December 1, 1958 – Gloria Davy, broke racial barriers when she was chosen for the lead in Aida with the Metropolitan Opera. (Courtesy Photo)

December 2, 1978 – Marian Anderson was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor this year. Deemed one of the finest contraltos of her time, becoming the first Black person to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. (Courtesy Photo)

December 3, 1847 – Frederick Douglass publishes first issue of anti-slavery newspaper, North Star. (Courtesy Photo)

December 4, 1973 – Iconic supermodel, television personality, entrepreneur, host and judge of America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks was born this year in Inglewood, CA. (Photo Courtesy: CW)

December 5, 1945 – In journalist and historian Amina Hassan book “Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist,” she describes the life of civil rights attorney Loren Miller. On December 5, 1945, he defended Academy Award winner, Hattie McDaniel for living in exclusive neighborhood, Sugar Hill District in Los Angeles due to restrictive covenants. (Courtesy Photo)

December 6, 1975 – Congresswoman Mia Love was born in Brooklyn, New York. She represents Utah’s 4th Congressional District and is the first Black Republican woman and the first Haitian-American elected to the United States Congress. She is also the first Black person elected to Congress in Utah. (Photo Courtesy:love.house.gov)

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