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🕯️ On This Day in Black History – December 29, 1966 🕯️

Today, Monday, December 29, we observe Day 4 of Kwanzaa, dedicated to the principle of Ujamaa, which means Cooperative Economics.

#Kwanzaa #Ujamaa #CooperativeEconomics #BlackOwnedBusinesses #EconomicJustice #BlackWealth #KwanzaaPrinciples
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🕯️ On This Day in Black History – December 28, 1966 🕯️

Today we observe the third day of Kwanzaa, dedicated to Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)

#Kwanzaa #Ujima #CollectiveWork #CollectiveResponsibility #BlackTraditions #CommunityFirst #BuildingTogether #AfricanAmericanCulture
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🕯️ On This Day in Black History – December 27, 1966 🕯️

Today we honor the second principle of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah), meaning Self-Determination, the power and responsibility to define, name, and speak for ourselves as a people.

#Kwanzaa #DayTwo #Kujichagulia
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🕯️ On This Day in Black History – December 26, 1966 🕯️

Today we honor the First Day of Kwanzaa, first celebrated on December 26, 1966, when Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced Kwanzaa as a cultural holiday rooted in African heritage, self-determination, and community strength.

#Kwanzaa #Umoja
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 25, 1854 📚

On Christmas Day 1854, Harriet Tubman carried out one of the most daring and personal rescue missions of the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead family and friends from slavery to freedom.

#OnThisDay #BlackHistory365 #HarrietTubman
December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 24, 1870 📚

Today we honor the birth of Robert Sengstacke Abbott, a visionary publisher, journalist, and advocate whose work transformed Black media and reshaped Black migration in the United States.

#BlackHistory365 #RobertSengstackeAbbott #Chicago
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History - December 23, 1867 📚

Today we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker, one of the most powerful examples of Black entrepreneurship, resilience, and community uplift in American history.
#BlackHistory365 #MadamCJWalker #BlackEntrepreneurship
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 22, 1960 🎨

Today we honor the birth of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most influential and revolutionary artists of the 20th century.

#BlackHistory365 #JeanMichelBasquiat #OnThisDay #BlackArtMatters #BrooklynArtist #ContemporaryArt #BlackGenius
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 21, 1848 📚

Today we honor one of the boldest and most brilliant acts of self-liberation in American history: the daring escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Georgia.

#OnThisDayInBlackHistory #WilliamAndEllenCraft #BlackResistance
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 20, 1870📚

Today we honor Robert H. Wood, a trailblazing leader who made history in 1870 as the first Black mayor elected in Mississippi, winning office in Natchez during the powerful Reconstruction-era movement known as the “Black and Tan Revolution.”
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 19, 1875 📚

Today we honor the birth of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the pioneering historian, author, and institution builder known worldwide as the “Father of Black History.”

#BlackHistory365 #CarterGWoodson #FatherOfBlackHistory #OnThisDay
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 18, 1996 📚

The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education made national history by passing a resolution recognizing Ebonics, known to linguists as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as the primary home language of many African Americans.
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 17, 1951 📚

Today we honor a bold and historic act of international resistance: the submission of the “We Charge Genocide” petition to the United Nations on December 17, 1951.

#BlackHistory365 #WeChargeGenocide #OnThisDay #HumanRights #CivilRightsHistory
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 16, 1870 📚

Today we honor Jefferson Franklin Long, the first African American Congressman from Georgia.

#BlackHistory365 #JeffersonFLong #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #BreakingBarriers #TheEnglandManor
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 15, 1883 📚

Today we honor the birth of Dr. William A. Hinton, a pioneering African American bacteriologist, pathologist, and educator.

#BlackHistory365 #WilliamAHinton #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarvardUniversity #MedicalPioneer
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 14, 1829 📚

Today we honor the birth of John Mercer Langston, a pioneering abolitionist, educator, attorney, and statesman whose life helped shape Black political and legal power in the United States.

#BlackHistory365 #JohnMercerLangston #OnThisDay
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 13, 1903 📚

Today we honor the birth of Ella Josephine Baker (1903–1986), one of the most influential African American civil rights and human rights organizers in U.S. history.

#BlackHistory365 #EllaBaker #OnThisDay #CivilRightsMovement #SNCC #NAACP
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 12, 1870 📚

Today we honor Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American to be seated in the U.S. House of Representatives.

#BlackHistory365 #JosephHRainey #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #TheEnglandManor
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 11, 1917 📚

Today we honor the memory of thirteen Black soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment whose lives were taken in one of the darkest and least-discussed moments in U.S. military history.

#BlackHistory365 #HoustonRiot1917 #BuffaloSoldiers
December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 10, 1993 📚

Today we honor Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a global symbol of freedom whose leadership transformed South Africa and inspired liberation movements across the world.

#BlackHistory365 #NelsonMandela #NobelPeacePrize #OnThisDay #GlobalLiberation
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 9, 1973 📚

Today we honor the birth of Stacey Yvonne Abrams, a trailblazing voting-rights leader whose vision, strategy, and relentless organizing have reshaped the modern landscape of American democracy.

#BlackHistory365 #StaceyAbrams #OnThisDay
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 8, 1925 📚

Today we honor the birth of Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr., one of the most electrifying entertainers in American history.

#BlackHistory365 #SammyDavisJr #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarlemNYC #RatPack #VaudevilleToStardom
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 7, 1941 📚

Today we honor the extraordinary courage of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a young Mess Attendant Second Class aboard the USS West Virginia who rewrote history during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

#BlackHistory365 #DorieMiller #PearlHarbor #OnThisDay
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 6, 1865 📚

Today we honor one of the most transformative moments in American history: the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

#BlackHistory365 #ThirteenthAmendment #OnThisDay #Abolition
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – December 5, 1918 📚

Today we honor the birth of Charity Adams Earley, a groundbreaking military leader whose courage and brilliance reshaped opportunity for Black women in the U.S. armed forces.

#BlackHistory365 #CharityAdamsEarley #6888thBattalion #OnThisDay
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM