Next Monday the nation will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. Did you know that the holiday is also observed outside of the United States? Hiroshima, Japan, observes the day with a special banquet as a call for peace and human rights in keeping with Dr. King's message.
To celebrate the holiday, we've put together a slideshow of African-American "firsts" in politics, history, sports, and entertainment.
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Tags: @artsfront, Barack Obama, Beverly Johnson, Booker T. Washington, Carol Moseley Braun, Condoleeza Rice, Duke Ellington, Halle Berry, Harold Washington, Hattie McDaniel, Jackie Robinson, James Bond, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, Lovie Smith, Martin Luther King, Michelle Obama, Satchel Paige, Shani Davis, Sidney Poitier, Tony Dungy, Tyra Banks
Great blog; very interesting! This entry is on today's 'Hot on ChicagoNow:'
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/hot-on-chicagonow/2010/01/hot-on-chicagonow-january-14-2010.html