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Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color -based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.
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Black History Month: The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham ...
First Lawyer: John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854. When he was elected to the post of Town Clerk for Brownhelm, Ohio, in 1855 Langston became one of the first African Americans ever elected to public office in America. John Mercer Langston was also the great-uncle of Langston Hughes...
Heavyweight Champ: Jack Johnsonbecame the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915. First Professional Black Baseball Player: On April 5, 1947, Jackie Robinsonbecame the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. He led the...
Self-Made Millionaire: Madam C.J. Walker was born on a cotton plantation in Louisiana and became wealthyafter inventing a line of African American hair care products. She established Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories and was also known for her philanthropy. Oscar Winner: In 1940, Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to win an Acad...
First Black President: In 2008, Barack Obamabecame the first Black president of the United States. First Black Vice President: In January 2021, Kamala Harris became the first woman of African or Asian descent to become vice president. Harris's mother immigrated to the United States from India and her father immigrated from Jamaica. Population Growt...
Apr 14, 2022 · About four-in-ten Black adults in the U.S. (41%) say they feel their fates are strongly linked to Black people around the world, with 36% indicating that some things that happen to Black people around the world affect what happens in their own lives.
- Shannon Greenwood
Black history is the story of African Americans in the United States and elsewhere. Learn about Black History Month, Black leaders, the Great Migration, the civil rights movement and more.
Jan 18, 2024 · The Black population has grown by more than 10 million since 2000, when 36.2 million of the U.S. population identified as Black, marking a 32% increase over roughly two decades. In 2022, there were 5.1 million foreign-born Black Americans, about 11% of the U.S. Black population.
- Shannon Greenwood
Jan 18, 2024 · For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the Black population is made up of three main groups: single-race, non-Hispanic Black people; non-Hispanic, multiracial Black people; and Black Hispanics. You can also read our newly updated fact sheet about Black Americans in 2022.
Feb 25, 2021 · Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States for close to 100 years. But what is it, exactly, and how did it begin? In the years after Reconstruction, campaigning for the...
