Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 1/1-1/7

SLIDESHOW - 'The Twist' hit number one, Arsenio debuted and George Washington Carver passed away; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘The Twist’ hit number one, Arsenio Hall’s late night show debuted and the eminent scientist George Washington Carver passed away; 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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