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Jan. 23rd, in Black History: ABC-TV first airs 'Roots', 1977.

Jan. 21st, in Black History: Eric Holder Jr. first African-American Attorney General, born 1951.

Jan. 20th, in Black History: Barack Obama, sworn in as President, 2009.
          
                                                                   Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President, 2021.

Jan. 19th, in Black History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
          
                                                                  John H. Johnson publisher of Ebony/Jet magazines, born 1918.

Jan. 17th, in Black History: Muhammad Ali, boxer and activist, born 1942
          
                                                                   Michelle Obama, first African-American First Lady, born 1964.

Jan. 16th, in Black History: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., founded 1920.

Jan. 15th, in Black History: Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Leader, born 1929.
          
                                                                  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. founded 1908.

Jan. 14th, in Black History: Julian Bond, Civil Rights Activist, born 1940.

Jan. 13th, in Black History: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. founded 1913

Jan. 12th, in Black History: Congressional Black Caucus, organized 1971.