365 days of African American discoveries, inventions, medical and scientific breakthroughs, birthdays and major accomplishments.
December 17, 1954 Kenneth C. Frazier, the first African American to lead a major…
December 18, 1917 Raiford Chatman “Ossie” Davis, actor, director, playwright and social activist, was born…
On December 19, 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson presented the Medal of Honor, America’s highest…
December 20, 1942 Robert Lee “Bullet Bob” Hayes, Olympic Gold medal sprinter and hall of…
December 21, 1921 Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback, the first African American to become governor of…
December 22, 1964, Angela James was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. James attended Seneca College…
On December 23, 1990 Wendell Oliver Scott, stock car racer and the first African American…
December 24, Octavia V Rogers Albert was born enslaved in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Albert was emancipated…
Emanuel Stance (1843 – December 25, 1887) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United…
December 26, 1999 Curtis Lee Mayfield, singer, songwriter and record producer, died. Mayfield was born…