Black Is: This Week in Photos

Photos and headlines from the week of Jan 31st – Feb 6th, 2011.

February is National Black History month, and its theme is African Americans and the Civil War


A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration of the massive storm moving across the United States.

Massive snowstorm blankets US from Texas to New York.

Photo of Chicago taken two days apart after the snow storm

UC Irvine takes flak for MLK dinner menu items of chicken and waffles.


Gov. Jerry Brown's 14-Minute State of the State

Governor Jerry Brown prepares for his State of the State speech.


Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward wears a wig during ...

Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hines Ward wears a wig during media day for NFL football Super Bowl XLV

Halle Berry quits film to prep for custody fight with ex-Gabriel Aubry over their 2  year old daughter, Nahla.


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A statue of the Greensboro Four stands on the campus of North Carolina A&T. February 1st marks the anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins.

An injured anti-government protestor rests in a house in Tahrir Square after clashes with supporters of President Hosni Mubarak.

Shooting at an Omega Psi Phi Fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio leaves 11  shot, one student dead.

Pepsi Super Bowl ad stirs up controversy with stereotypes of the “angry Black woman”

Usher performs during halftime of the NFL Super ...

Usher performs during halftime at Super Bowl XLV (45)

Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver kisses the Vince ...

Green Bay Packers’ Donald Driver kisses the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV

LA EVENTS: SOUL POWER

Bring in the MLK holiday the right way by attending SOUL POWER, a celebration of the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King and James Brown. This will be THE function to attend during this three-day weekend. Details are as follows:

SOUL POWER

Saturday, January 15th

Medusa Lounge

3321 Beverly Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90026

9pm – 2am

$5 before 10/$10 after