Notables
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Noteworthy events or contributions by African Americans in American history.
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October 3 … WERD was the first radio station owned and operated by African Americans. Its groundbreaking establishment — and…
October 4 … Radio One — now part of Urban One — is one of the most influential Black-owned broadcasting…
October 8 … Jesse Jackson emerged as one of the most influential civil rights leaders and political figures in American…
October 15 The Black Panther Party was founded on October 15, 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in…
October 16 … The Million Man March was a large gathering of Black men in Washington, DC, organized to promote…
October 20 … Kamala Harris is a groundbreaking American politician who has made history as the first woman, first Black…
October 21 … The Negro Society for Historical Research (NSHR) was an early 20th-century organization formed to promote the study,…
October 24 The National Black Theatre (NBT) was founded on October 24, 1968, by Dr. Barbara Ann Teer in Harlem,…
October 24 … The National Coalition of 100 Black Women is a premier American organization dedicated to the empowerment, advancement,…
October 25 … The Million Woman March was a mass gathering of Black women organized to assert political power, celebrate…
October 28 … James W.C. Pennington was a pioneering African American minister, abolitionist, and writer whose life embodied the struggle…
November … The Boston Guardian was a pioneering African-American newspaper that became one of the most influential voices of early…