International Archives

This Week In Black History April 22-28, 2026

Courier Newsroom - April 22, 2026

• April 22 1692—The notorious “Salem Witch Trials” of Salem, Mass., claim their first Black victim. Mary Black, a slave, is accused of sorcery and...

This Week In Black History March 11-March 17, 2026

Courier Newsroom - March 12, 2026

Lorraine Hansberry • March 11 1874—Charles Sumner, one of the greatest White heroes of Black history, dies at age 63. Sumner became involved in politics as...

This Week In Black History February 25-March 3, 2026

Courier Newsroom - February 25, 2026

• FEBRUARY 25 1851—The first Black Women’s Rights Convention is held in Akron, Ohio. The keynote speaker was anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth. 1966—Constance Baker Motley becomes...

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

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...