Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 25, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 25, 2020
Sojourner Truth delivered a speech, “Ain’t I a Woman” at the 1st Black Woman’s Rights Convention, 1851.
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Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 24, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 24, 2020
Historian Arthur Schomburg whose research raised awareness of Afro-Latinos was born in Puerto Rico, 1874.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 23, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 23, 2020
The mini-series “Roots,” which received nine Emmy Awards, first aired on ABC-TV, 1977.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 22, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 22, 2020
C.L. Franklin, Civil Rights activist, Baptist minister, and father of Aretha Franklin, was born in MS, 1915
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 21, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 21, 2020
Barack Obama was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States, 2013.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 20, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 20, 2020
Colin Powell was sworn in as the first African American Secretary of State, 2001.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 19, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 19, 2020
UCLA renamed its social science buildings after its famed alum Ralph J. Bunche, 1969.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 18, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 18, 2020
A statue of Julius Erving was dedicated in front of The Spectrum in Philadelphia, 1989.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 17, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 17, 2020
U.S. First Lady and lawyer, Michelle Obama was born in Chicago, IL, 1964.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 16, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 16, 2020
Samuel J. Battle, the first African American police officer in the NYPD was born in New Bern, NC, 1883.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 15, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 15, 2020
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University, 1908.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 14, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 14, 2020
The President of Lincoln University, James Frank became the 1st African American President of the NCAA, 1981.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 13, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 13, 2020
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on the campus of Howard University, 1913.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 12, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 12, 2020
Motown Records was originally founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on this date in 1959.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 10, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 10, 2020
Jazz drummer, pioneer of bebop, Max Roach, was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, 1924.