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.
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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.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 18, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
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.
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December 15, 2019
J. Max Bond Sr., the founding president of the University of Liberia passed away, 1991.
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.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 10, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 10, 2019
Pamela McAllister became the first African American woman to publish a major U.S. newspaper, 1982.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 7, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 7, 2019
Dr. Francis Sumner, the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology was born in Pine Bluff, AR, 1895.
Black Fact of the Day: Dec. 6, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
December 6, 2019
Inventor Richard Spikes patented the automobile gear shift, which revolutionized cars throughout the world, 1932.
Black Fact of the Day: Nov. 28, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
November 28, 2019
Record executive, songwriter, and film producer Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit, MI, 1929.
Black Fact of the Day: Nov. 27, 2019- Brought to you by Black365
November 27, 2019
Author Charles Johnson was awarded the National Book Award for his book “Middle Passage,” 1990.