Black Fact of the Day: June 27, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
June 27, 2020
Literary giant Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, 1872 Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com
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Black Fact of the Day
Black Fact of the Day: June 26, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
June 26, 2020
Arthur Louis Burnett, Sr. became the 1st African American to serve as a Magistrate Judge in the U.S. June 27, 1969. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com
Black Fact of the Day: June 25, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
June 25, 2020
What’s Love Got to Do with It, starring Angela Bassett, made its U.S. debut on June 25, 1993.
Black Fact of the Day: June 19, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
June 19, 2020
Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S., June 19, 1865.
Black Fact of the Day: June 18, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
June 18, 2020
T.V. host, actor, former defensive tackle, Anthony “Spice” Adams was born in Detroit, Michigan, June 18, 1980. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com
Black Fact of the Day: Sept. 25, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
September 25, 2019
On this day in 1974, Barbara Hancock became the first African American woman to be selected as a White House Fellow.
Black Fact of the Day: Sept. 23, 2019- Brought to you by Black 365
September 23, 2019
On this day in 1863, Dr. Mary Church Terrell, one of the first African American women to receive a degree, was born in Memphis, TN.
Black Fact of the Day: September 17, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
September 17, 2019
On this day in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped enslavement in Maryland. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: September 16, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
September 16, 2019
On this day in 1958, Little Girl Blue, the debut album by jazz singer and songwriter Nina Simone was released.
Black Fact of the Day: August 31, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 31, 2019
On this day, August 31, 1962, the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: August 30, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 30, 2019
On this day, August 30, 2004, Grant Reynolds, who played an instrumental part in the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces, passed away. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: August 29, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 29, 2019
On this day, August 29, 1962, Mal Goode became the first African American news correspondent on television. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: August 28, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 28, 2019
On this day, August 28, 1818, the “Father of Chicago” Jean Baptiste Point du Sable passed away. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: August 27, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 27, 2019
On this day, August 27, 1963, W.E.B. Du Bois, a Pan Africanist, author, historian, and Harvard graduate, passed away in Ghana, where he was a citizen. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.
Black Fact of the Day: August 26, 2019 – Brought to you by Black365
August 26, 2019
On this day, August 26, 1918, Katherine Johnson, the human “Computer” for NASA who calculated the path of the USA’s first space flight, was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at BlackHistoryCards.com.