In 1972, Gordon Parks received this prestigious award presented by the NAACP.

In 1979, Kathleen Dunham received this prestigious award.

In 1986, Eddie Bernice Johnson was elected tot eh U/S. Senate. She also served as Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus. She represented this state.

In 1989, this person became head coach at the University of Tennessee, the first African American head coach in the Southeastern Conference.

In 1991, the fist black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange was called this.

In 1975, this person became the first African American to own and operate a television station in the United States, WGPR-TV in Detroit, Michigan.

In 1979, this forced Arthur Ashe to retire from professional tennis.

In 1987, Johnnetta Cole became the first Black president of this historically Black college.

In 1989, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees included The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and this gospel quartet that once featured Sam Cooke.

In 1992, Dominique Dawes and Elizabeth Okino became the first Black athletes to compete in this Olympic sport.

In 1976, Barbara Jordon gave a rousing keynote address at the Democratic National convention for this U.S. presidential candidate.

In 1980, Willie Davenport and Jeff Gadley were the first two Black people to participate in the Winter Olympics. This was the sport.

In 1988, Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this novel.

In 1990, Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of 300 hostages held in this country.

In 1992, Arthur Ashe received this prestigious award making him the first person to attain this honor after retiring from a professional sport.

In 1977, this television miniseries had approximately 130 million viewers.

In 1981, Jewel Plummer Cobb became the first Black woman president of this major university.

In 1988, Debi Thomas Debi Thomas became the first Black American to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. She won her medal in this event.

In 1991, Sharon Pratt Kelly was the first Black woman to become mayor of this major city.

In 1993, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their third straight NBA championship with a victory in the final series over this team.

In 1978, Ronald McNair was accepted into the astronaut candidate program by NASA, which stands for this.

In 1981, Pam Johnson became the first Black woman to control this mainstream daily production.

In 1988, this basketball player became the first NBA player to reach 37,000 career points.

In 1991, there were eight inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including this husband and wife duo who sang "Proud Mary" in 1969.

In 1993, this person became the first Black person to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature for six novels. She is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved, which became a motion picture, and in 1993 for Jazz.