Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 25 , 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 25, 2019
Joe Torry founded a non-profit organization called the “Giving Back the Love,” 1996.
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Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 24 , 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 24, 2019
The United Order of True Reformer, a fraternal order of former enslaved African men was formed, 1881.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 23 , 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 23, 2019
Sarah Breedlove aka Madam C.J. Walker, the first American woman millionaire, was born in Louisiana, 1867.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 22 , 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 22, 2019
Record setting artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, was born in Brooklyn, NY, 1960.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 21 , 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 21, 2019
Revolutionary leader, President Thomas Sankara was born in Yako, French West Africa (now called Burkina Faso), 1940.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 20, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 20, 2019
Super Bowl Champion and namesake of The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation, Malcolm Jenkins was born in NJ, 1987.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 19, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 19, 2019
Dr. Joseph White, the “Godfather” of Black Psychology was born in Lincoln, NE, 1932.
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December 18, 2019
Courageous co-founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, Steven Biko, was born, 1946.
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December 17, 2019
Tireless fighter for the freedom of Angola, Queen Nzinga, passed away 1663.
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December 16, 2019
The space shuttle Atlantis launched with Dr. Robert Satcher, the first orthopedic surgeon in space, 2009.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 15, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 15, 2019
J. Max Bond Sr., the founding president of the University of Liberia passed away, 1991.
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December 14, 2019
John Mercer Langston, the 1st dean of the law school at Howard and 1st president of what is now Virginia State University, was born, 1829.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 13, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 13, 2019
The first class of African American women completed the Navy’s officer’s training program, 1944.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 12, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 12, 2019
Benjamin Banneker, mathematician, astronomer, and inventor completed the first clock made entirely in America, 1754.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 11, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 11, 2019
“Big Mama” Thornton the original singer of “Hound Dog,” which was made popular by Elvis, was born in 1926.