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This Week In Black History February 11-17, 2026

Courier Newsroom - February 11, 2026

•February 11 1644—Eleven Blacks confront the ruling Council of New Netherlands (later New York) with a petition demanding their freedom. This was probably the first...

This Week In Black History January 28-February 3, 2026

Courier Newsroom - January 31, 2026

• January 28 1938—Crystal Byrd Fauset becomes the first Black woman elected to a state legislature when she wins a seat in the Pennsylvania House...

This Week In Black History January 21-27, 2026

Atlanta Daily World - January 24, 2026

• January 21 1773—Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when...

This Week In Black History January 21-27, 2026

Courier Newsroom - January 21, 2026

• January 21 1773—Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when...

This Week In Black History January 7, -13, 2026

Courier Newsroom - January 7, 2026

• January 7 From 4th Century AD—Ethiopian Christmas—known as Ganna—is celebrated on Jan. 7. Ethiopian Christianity was much closer to the Christian Coptic Church of...

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