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December 1, 1882 John Alexander Sommerville, businessman and politician, was born in Jamaica. Sommerville immigrated…

December 2, 1969 Vice President Spiro Agnew presented the Congressional Medal of Honor, America’s highest…

December 3, 2000 Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, poet and novelist, died. Brooks was born June…

December 4, 1807 Prince Hall, the founder of “Black Freemasonry,” died. Hall was born September…

There were Hit after Hit  in the Mid-50’s his show is flamboyant, he wears flashy…

December 6, 1892 Theodore Kenneth Lawless, internationally known dermatologist, was born in Thibodeaux, Louisiana. Lawless…

December 7, 1942 Reginald F. Lewis, lawyer and entrepreneur, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Lewis…

December 8, 1908 William Harvey Carney, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Carney was born enslaved…

December 9, 1919 Roy Rudolph DeCarava, photographer, was born in Harlem, New York. DeCarava determined…

December 10, 1854 Edwin C. Berry, businessman, was born in Oberlin, Ohio, but raised in…