Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 12, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 12, 2020
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in D.C. was dedicated on this date, 1988.
Breaking News
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- L.A. Urban League, NBC4, and Telemundo 52 Present State of Black Los Angeles
- Seventh Annual United Against Hate Week Launches from Watts
- Local Health Providers Offer Free Medical Services at Taste of Soul
- Attorney Fani Willis Addresses L.A. Community Members Supporting Her Race In Georgia
- Marqueece Harris-Dawson Elected as L.A. City Council President
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- Black Caucus Members Weigh Next Steps for Reparations in California
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- Mayor Warren and the Impact of Local Officials
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History
Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 11, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 11, 2020
Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving more than two and a half decades as a political prisoner, 1990.
Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 10, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 10, 2020
“The Rosa Parks Story,” a biopic showcasing the life of Rosa Parks (starring Angela Bassett) was released, 2002.
Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 9, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 9, 2020
Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar passed away at the age of 33 in Dayton, OH 1906.
Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 8, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 8, 2020
The Honorable Marcus Garvey began serving a five-year sentence in federal prison on trumped-up charges, 1925.
Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 7, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 7, 2020
Surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer, Benjamin Banneker began laying out the design of Washington, D.C., 1791.
60 Years Ago: Students Launched Sit-In Movement
February 6, 2020
Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sit-in Movement.
Notable Hall of Famers Who Attended HBCUs
February 6, 2020
Iconic football players who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Black History Spotlight – Kenneth Glover, the Singing Missionary
February 5, 2020
Kenneth Glover continues to be one of the most gifted and talented gospel vocalists to grace the local and international stage. Known around the world as the “Singing Missionary,” Glover has inspired hundreds of thousands of people for decades with his creative renditions of traditional hymns. His delivery of songs like “I Can Feel the Spirit in This Place,” “Without Him,” “His Eye is on the Sparrow,” “He Knows How Much We Can Bear,” and “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” remain fan favorites whenever he appears in concert. “Since the mid-60’s, growing-up in the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, I
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 31, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 31, 2020
Ernie Banks, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and first African American Chicago Cubs player, was born, 1931.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 30, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 30, 2020
Coretta Scott King passed away at a rehabilitation center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, 2006.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 29, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 29, 2020
Talk show host & broadcasting executive Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, MS, 1954.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 28, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 28, 2020
Ronald McNair passed away when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during launch, 1986.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 27, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 27, 2020
Soprano opera singer Leontyne Price made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, 1961.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 26, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 26, 2020
Constance Baker Motley was nominated to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1966.