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Clara McBride Hale (April 1, 1905 – December 18, 1992), also known as Mother Hale, was an American humanitarian who…
-December 19, 1933 Cicely Tyson, stage, film, and television actress, was born in Harlem, New York. Tyson was discovered by…
December 20, 1942 Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes, Olympic Gold medal sprinter and hall of fame football player, was born…
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim…
December 22, 1960 Jean-Michael Basquiat, the first painter of African descent to become an international art star, was born in…
December 23, 1867 Sarah Breedlove (Madam C.J. Walker), businesswoman and philanthropist, was born in Delta, Louisiana. In 1906, Walker founded…
Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert (December 24, 1853 – c. 1890) was an African American author and biographer. She documented slavery…
Christmas Day December 25, 1959 Michael Phillip Anderson, NASA astronaut, was born in Plattsburgh, New York. Anderson earned his Bachelor…