Black Fact of the Day: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 22, 2020
Record setting artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, NY, 1960.
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Black Fact of the Day: Monday, December 21, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 21, 2020
Revolutionary leader, President Thomas Sankara was born in Yako, French West Africa (now called Burkina Faso), 1940.
Black Fact of the Day: Sunday, December 20, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 20, 2020
Super Bowl Champion and namesake of The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation, Malcolm Jenkins was born in NJ, 1987.
Black Fact of the Day: Saturday, December 19, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 19, 2020
Dr. Joseph White, the “Godfather” of Black Psychology was born in Lincoln, NE, 1932.
Black Fact of the Day: Thursday, December 17, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 17, 2020
Tireless fighter for the freedom of Angola, Queen Nzinga, passed away 1663.
Black Fact of the Day: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 16, 2020
The space shuttle Atlantis launched with Dr. Robert Satcher, the first orthopedic surgeon in space, 2009.
Black Fact of the Day: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 15, 2020
J. Max Bond Sr., the founding president of the University of Liberia passed away, 1991.
Black Fact of the Day: Monday, December 14, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 14, 2020
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: Sunday, December 13, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 13, 2020
The first class of African American women completed the Navy’s officer’s training program, 1944.
Black Fact of the Day: Friday, December 11, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 11, 2020
“Big Mama” Thornton the original singer of “Hound Dog,” which was made popular by Elvis, was born in 1926.
Black Fact of the Day: Thursday, December 10, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 10, 2020
Pamela McAllister became the first African American woman to publish a major U.S. newspaper, 1982.
Black Fact of the Day: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 9, 2020
Comedian and actor Redd Foxx was born in St. Louis, MO, 1922.
Black Fact of the Day: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 8, 2020
Dancer, actor, and comedian Sammy Davis, Jr. was born in Harlem, NY 1906.
Black Fact of the Day: Monday, December 7, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 7, 2020
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: Sunday, December 6, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
December 6, 2020
Inventor Richard Spikes patented the automobile gear shift, which revolutionized cars throughout the world, 1932.