today in black history

January 20, 2026

On this day in 2009 Barack Obama took the oath of office as the nation's first Black President,

"1968 and Beyond"

POSTED: March 31, 2009, 10:08 am

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Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, opens two day Black Power symposium.

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