Make It Yours!
My Black History Calendar Brings the Origin Stories of our Ancestors, Living Legends, and Important Events to Life!
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
July 5, 1899 – January 17, 1990 Politician / Educator / Author Anna Arnold was born in Marshalltown, [...]
Louis Daniel Armstrong
August 4, 1901* – July 6, 1971 Musician / Singer / Entertainer Louis Armstrong was born on August [...]
Prince Hall
1735 – 1807 Fraternal Leader / Abolitionist Prince Hall was known for his role in creating Black Freemasonry, [...]
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque)
1767 — July 2, 1822 Carpenter / Clergyman / Abolitionist / Revolutionary Denmark Vesey was born into slavery [...]
Our History At Our Fingertips
What Was Their Path to Cultural Significance? How Did They Become Who They Are? What Happened On This Day? Find Out Now!
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
July 1, 1877 – November 26, 1970 Military Hero (Brigadier General) / Buffalo Soldier Benjamin Oliver Davis was [...]
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010 Recording Artist / Actress / Activist Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was [...]
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)
June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998 Activist / Author / Revolutionary Kwame Ture was born as Stokely [...]
Douglas Dollarhide
March 11, 1923 – June 28, 2008 Politician Douglas Dollarhide was born in March 1923 in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. [...]
Ruby Middleton Forsythe
June 27, 1905 – May 29, 1992 Educator Ruby Middleton was born in Charleston, South Carolina on this [...]
Shannon G. “Shay” Sharpe
Born June 26, 1968 Football Player / Media Personality Shannon Goad Sharpe was born on this day, June [...]
The Story of Thomas Peters and the Black Loyalists of Sierra Leone
1738 - June 25, 1792 Freedom Fighter of the Revolutionary War Settler of Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone [...]
M. Sissieretta Joyner Jones
January 5, 1869 – June 24, 1933 Opera Singer (Soprano) Matilda Sissieretta Joyner was born on January 5, [...]
The calendar contains stories from people of all walks of life, representing a countless number of professions. All of whom have made a meaningful contribution to the world, and especially to the black diaspora.