Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 12/5-12/11

SLIDESHOW - Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize, The Jacksons played their last gig and Otis Redding was tragically killed; this is an incredible week by any standard...

Dec 10, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize, The Jacksons played their last gig and Otis Redding was tragically killed; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard. The slideshow below takes a look a back on some of the pivotal cultural moments that have occurred this week in African-American history.

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