George Thomas Downing
December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903 Restauranteur / Abolitionist George Thomas Downing was born [...]
Thomas (Tom) Bradley
December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998 Police Officer / Attorney / Politician (38th Mayor of Los [...]
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
Born December 28, 1954 Actor / Director / Producer Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born [...]
Earl Kenneth (“Fatha”) Hines
December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983 Musician (Pianist) / Bandleader / Recording Artist Earl [...]
Ruth Carol Taylor
December 27, 1932 - May 12, 2023 Registered Nurse / Flight Attendant When boarding an [...]
Cabell “Cab” Calloway III
December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994 Entertainer (Bandleader / Singer / Dancer / Actor [...]
Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove)
December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919 Entrepreneur / Philanthropist / Activist Have you heard [...]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988 Artist (Painter) / Cultural Icon Jean-Michel Basquiat was [...]
Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson, Jr.
May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988 Journalist / News Anchorman Max Robinson was the [...]
Cicely Tyson
December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021 Actress Cicely Tyson was born on this day, [...]
Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.
December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002 Military Hero (Tuskegee Airmen - WWII) Benjamin Oliver [...]
Jimmie Lee Jackson
December 16, 1938 – February 26, 1965 Clergy / Activist / Martyr Jimmie Lee Jackson [...]