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📚 On This Day in Black History – January 26, 1944 📚

Today we honor the birth of Angela Yvonne Davis, born January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, a global freedom fighter, scholar, author, and one of the most powerful voices for justice of the past and present.

#BlackHistory365 #AngelaDavis
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 25, 1941 📚

Civil rights leader and labor organizer A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, issued a bold and historic call for a March on Washington to protest racial discrimination in the rapidly growing defense industry.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 24, 1874 📚

Today marks the 152nd anniversary of the birth of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a pioneering Afro-Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist whose life’s work transformed how the world understands Black history.

#OnThisDay #ArturoAlfonsoSchomburg
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
📺 On This Day in Black History – January 23, 1977 📺

On this day, the groundbreaking television miniseries “Roots” premiered on ABC, forever changing American television and igniting a nationwide conversation about slavery, ancestry, and the untold stories of Black families.

#OnThisDay
January 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 22, 1948 📚

Today we reflect on the powerful civil rights legacy rooted in Oxford, North Carolina, a place deeply connected to the ongoing fight for Black freedom, justice, and equality.

#BlackHistory #BenjaminChavisJr #NAACP #CivilRightsMovement
January 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 21, 1773 📚

Today we honor a powerful moment in literary and Black history, the day Phillis Wheatley gained her freedom.

#OnThisDay #PhillisWheatley #Poetry #TheEnglandManor #BlackHistory365
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🎶 On This Day in Black History – January 20, 1971 🎶

On this day in music, Marvin Gaye released his groundbreaking single “What’s Going On,” marking a powerful shift in Motown Records toward socially conscious, message-driven music.

#OnThisDay #MarvinGaye #WhatsGoingOn #Motown #BlackMusic
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
✊🏾 On This Day in Black History – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 ✊🏾

In 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is officially observed on Monday, January 19, and this year carries special historical weight.

#MLKDay2026 #BlackHistory365 #DrMartinLutherKingJr #DayOfService #TheEnglandManor
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
📺 On This Day in Black History – January 18, 1975 📺

On this day, The Jeffersons premiered on CBS, making television history and changing the way Black life, success, and family were portrayed on screen forever.

#OnThisDay #TheJeffersons #BlackTelevisionHistory #BlackCulture #TheEnglandManor
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🥊 On This Day in Black History – January 17, 1942 🥊

Today we honor the birth of Muhammad Ali, a legendary heavyweight boxing champion, global icon, and fearless advocate for justice, peace, and Black pride.

#BlackHistory365 #MuhammadAli #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #TheEnglandManor
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 16, 1865 📚

Today we remember the issuance of Special Field Order No. 15, one of the most significant and misunderstood moments of Reconstruction-era history.

#OnThisDayInBlackHistory #SpecialFieldOrder15 #40AcresAndAMule #ReconstructionEra #BlackHistory
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 15, 1929 📚

Today we honor the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the most prominent leader of the American Civil Rights Movement and one of the greatest moral voices in world history.

#BlackHistory365 #MartinLutherKingJr #OnThisDayInBlackHistory
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 14, 1969 📚

Today we honor the Afro-American Action Committee (AAAC) students who launched the historic Morrill Hall Takeover at the University of Minnesota, a 24-hour nonviolent occupation that changed higher education forever.

#OnThisDayInBlackHistory
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 13, 1913 📚

Today we honor the founding of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., established on January 13, 1913, by 22 visionary collegiate women at Howard University.

#OnThisDayInBlackHistory #DeltaSigmaTheta #DST113 #J13 #OneDeltaOneMission #BlackWomen
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 12, 1948 📚

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark unanimous 9–0 decision in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, ruling that states must provide Black students the same access to legal education as any other group.

#BlackHistory365
January 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 11, 1900 📚

Today we acknowledge the birth of Reverend Joseph H. Jackson (1900–1990), a powerful and complex religious leader whose influence shaped the Black church and the civil rights era for nearly half a century.

#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay
January 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 10, 1864 📚

George Washington Carver, a pioneering agricultural scientist, educator, and inventor who transformed Southern farming and changed how the world understood sustainability, innovation, and service.

#BlackHistory365 #GeorgeWashingtonCarver
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📚 On This Day in Black History – January 9, 1935 📚

Today we honor the birth of Earl G. Graves Sr., a visionary entrepreneur, publisher, and powerful champion of Black economic empowerment.

#BlackHistory365 #EarlGGravesSr #BlackEnterprise #BlackExcellence #EconomicEmpowerment #BlackWealth
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM