Black Fact of the Day: Saturday August 8, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
August 8, 2020
August 8: Dr. Charles Herbert “Tiger” Flowers the first African American flight instructor at Tuskegee Air Force Base passed away in 2011
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Black Fact of the Day: Thursday August 6, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
August 6, 2020
August 6: Jamaica gained its independence from the British and part of Queen Nanny’s vision came to light, 1962
Black Fact of the Day: Wednesday August 5, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
August 5, 2020
William A. Scott II founded The Atlanta Daily World, which was the world’s first successful African American daily newspaper, 1928
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Black Fact of the Day: Monday July 27, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
July 27, 2020
The U.S. attacked Fort Negro in Florida, killing nearly 300 in an effort to capture Africans that escaped enslavement, 1815.
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Black Fact of the Day: July 2, 2020 – Brought to you by Black365
July 2, 2020
The first African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, MD 1908. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com
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: May 28, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
May 28, 2020
Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, was born in Detroit, Michigan, 1934.
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May 27, 2020
“Littlerock Nine” member, Ernest Green, became the first African American to graduate from Central High School, 1958.
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May 26, 2020
Miles Davis, considered by most to be a musical genius was born in Alton, Illinois, 1926.
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May 25, 2020
Entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker passed away at her villa in New York, 1919.
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May 24, 2020
Songstress, Patricia Louise Holte aka Patti Labelle, was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1944.
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May 23, 2020
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who was the undisputed middleweight champion for nearly seven years, was born, 1954.
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May 22, 2020
Poet, essayist, and novelist Langston Hughes passed away in New York City, 1967.
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May 21, 2020
Musical genius Chuck Berry recorded “Mabellene,” which many consider to be the first Rock and Roll song, 1955.
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May 20, 2020
C.O.R.E. organized Freedom Rides resumed in Birmingham after tremendous violence, 1961.