Make It Yours!
My Black History Calendar Brings the Origin Stories of our Ancestors, Living Legends, and Important Events to Life!
Odetta (Holmes)
December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008 Musician / Singer / Actress / Activist The name Odetta is probably unfamiliar [...]
George Thomas Downing
December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903 Restauranteur / Abolitionist George Thomas Downing was born on this day, [...]
Thomas (Tom) Bradley
December 29, 1917 – September 29, 1998 Police Officer / Attorney / Politician (38th Mayor of Los Angeles) Thomas Bradley [...]
Earl Kenneth (“Fatha”) Hines
December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983 Musician (Pianist) / Bandleader / Recording Artist Earl Kenneth Hines is [...]
Our History At Our Fingertips
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Ruth Carol Taylor
December 27, 1932 - May 12, 2023 Registered Nurse / Flight Attendant When boarding an airplane today, oftentimes, [...]
Reginald “Reggie” Howard White
December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004 Professional Athlete (American Football) Reginald "Reggie" Howard White was born in [...]
Cabell “Cab” Calloway III
December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994 Entertainer (Bandleader / Singer / Dancer / Actor / Author) / [...]
Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert
December 24, 1853 – August 19, 1889 Author (Biographer) She was born Octavia Victoria Rogers on this day, [...]
Madam C.J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove)
December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919 Entrepreneur / Philanthropist / Activist Have you heard of large multinational [...]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988 Artist (Painter) / Cultural Icon Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, [...]
Samuel Leroy Jackson
Born December 21, 1948 Actor / Producer Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. on this day, [...]
Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson, Jr.
May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988 Journalist / News Anchorman Max Robinson was the first black network [...]
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.