* Today in Black History - January 1 *
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* The Nguzo Saba - The seven principles of Kwanzaa - Principle for *
* Day #7 - Imani (ee-MAH-nee) Faith: To believe with all our hearts *
* in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the *
* righteousness and victory of our struggle. *
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa *
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1788 - The Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves.
1804 - Haiti achieves independence from France.
1808 - The slave trade is outlawed in the United States. This stopped
the legal importation of African slaves, but did not stop
domestic trading in slaves.
1831 - William Lloyd Garrison publishes the first issue of "The
Liberator" in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper will become
a major influence in the movement to abolish slavery in the
United States.
1856 - Bridget "Biddy" Mason and her children are granted their freedom
by the California courts. After gaining her freedom, she will
move to Los Angeles, where she will become a major landowner and
be known for her philanthropy to the poor.
1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation,
declaring freedom for slaves living in the states that joined
the rebellion that will become known as the Civil War.
1900 - The British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria are
established.
1916 - The first issue of the "Journal of Negro History" is published
with Carter G. Woodson as editor.
1956 - Sudan becomes independent.
1959 - Chad becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community.
1960 - Cameroon gains independence from France.
1962 - Rwanda is granted internal self-government by Belgium.
1964 - The Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland is dissolved.
1973 - The West African Economic Community is formed with Benin, Ivory
Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta as
members.
1986 - Aruba becomes an independent part of Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1990 - David Dinkins is sworn in as first African American mayor of
New York City.
2005 - Shirley Chisholm, an advocate for minority rights who became the
first African American woman elected to Congress and later the
first African American to seek a major party's nomination for
the U.S. presidency, joins the ancestors at the age of 80. The
Rev. Jesse Jackson calls her a "woman of great courage."
2016 - Effective today in Connecticut, law enforcement units throughout
the state will have to develop and implement guidelines to recruit,
retain and promote minority police officers. Communities with a
high concentration of minority residents have to strive to have a
department racial and ethnic makeup that resembles the community.
2016 - Effective today in Illinois, the Illinois State Board of Education
(ISBE) is prohibited from having separate performance standards for
students based on race or ethnicity (HB 0163). Also, law enforcement
agencies will be required to destroy arrest records of individuals
who were arrested due to mistaken identification (HB 0169). Repeal
date extended and changes definitions concerning the African
American HIV/AIDS Response Fund (HB 1004). A task force is created
to investigate disparities in procurement affecting African American
businesses (HB 3485). Nongovernmental owned or operated Cook County
health care facilities with more than 100 beds are required to
develop a policy to encourage the participation of minority-owned,
woman-owned, veteran-owned and small business enterprises in
capital projects (HB 0691).
2017 - Effective today in California, if you are operating a motor vehicle
and a cell phone is in your hand, you will be breaking the law. No
matter what the reason for having your cell phone in your hand while
driving, AB 1785 makes it illegal and could cost you a ticket. Also,
the minimum wage will rise to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for
businesses with 26 or more employees, and then rises each year until
reaching $15 per hour in 2022.
2019 - A new year brings the swearing-in of newly elected officials in Harris
County, Texas, and among them were 17 black female judges. The group of
women, who were part of a local democratic campaign called "Black Girl
Magic Texas," first made history -- and headlines -- when they won their
respective midterm elections in November. Together, they make up what is
believed to be the largest group of black female judges to be elected at
the same time in Harris County history.
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