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Black History Weekend Today for February 7th:
1974: Grenada achieves independence from Great Britain
1967: Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock, III, comedian, author, recording artist, actor, and talk show, was born in Andrews, SC on this day.
1946: Filibuster in U.S. Senate killed the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) bill
1945: Irwin Molison appointed to Customs Court
1926: "Negro History Week" originated by Carter G.Woodson is observed for the first time; in 1976 it became Black History Month.
1883: James Hubert "Eubie" Blake, pianist, was born in Baltimore, MD.
1872: Alcorn A&M College (now Alcorn State University) in Lorman, MS, opened.
Black History Weekend Today for February 8th:
1986: Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. Also, figure skater Debi Thomas, became the first African-American to win the Women's Singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship competition, was a pre-med student at Stanford University.
1985: Brenda Renee Pearson, an official court reporter for the House of Representatives, was the first black female to record the State of the Union message delivered by the president in the House chambers.
1968: Actor Gary Coleman was born in Zion, IL. Also, officers killed three students during demonstration on the campus of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC. Students were protesting segregation at an Orangeburg bowling alley.
1944: Journalist Harry S. McAlphin, was the 1st African-American to accredited to attend White House press conference.
1925: Marcus Garvey entered federal prison in Atlanta, GA. Students staged strike at Fisk University (Nashville, TN) to protest policies of white administration.
1894: Congress repeals the Enforcement Act which makes it easier for some states to disenfranchise African-American voters.
