Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 1/29-2/5

SLIDESHOW - Michael Jackson rocked the Super Bowl, Jackie Robinson was born and Coretta Scott King passed away; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...

TheGrio Staff
Feb 4, 2011
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Michael Jackson rocked the Super Bowl, Jackie Robinson was born and Coretta Scott King 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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