Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 16, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 16, 2020
Wilt Chamberlain became the first NBA player to score 30,000 points, 1972.
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Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 15, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 15, 2020
Clifford Alexander, Jr., served his first day in office after being sworn in as the 13th Secretary of the Army, 1977.
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February 14, 2020
Morehouse College was founded as Augusta Theological Institute, 1867.
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February 13, 2020
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Black Fact of the Day: Feb. 13, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
February 13, 2020
Albert Dent, the 1st African American Fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators passed away, 1984.
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February 12, 2020
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in D.C. was dedicated on this date, 1988.
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February 11, 2020
Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving more than two and a half decades as a political prisoner, 1990.
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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.
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February 8, 2020
The Honorable Marcus Garvey began serving a five-year sentence in federal prison on trumped-up charges, 1925.
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February 7, 2020
Surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer, Benjamin Banneker began laying out the design of Washington, D.C., 1791.
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January 31, 2020
Ernie Banks, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and first African American Chicago Cubs player, was born, 1931.
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January 30, 2020
Coretta Scott King passed away at a rehabilitation center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, 2006.
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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.