BlackFacts.com: Learn/Teach/Create Black History

Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh introduce the history of Howard University. This HBCU was founded with a special obligation to provide advanced studies for Blacks. Prominent alums include Ralph Bunche, Toni Morrison, and Kamala Harris, current vice president of the United States.

BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.

Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.

Learn Black History. Teach Black History.

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Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!

Hosts Nicole Franklin and Bryant Monteilh introduce writer Ralph Ellison, born on March 1. The American novelist is best known for his novel Invisible Man, 1953 fiction winner of the National Book Award.

BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.

Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.

Learn Black History. Teach Black History.

For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join.

Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!

Billie Holiday is today’s featured episode as BlackFacts.com presents Significant Women in Black History—a special daily showcase for Women’s History Month.

Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia. She was an American jazz and swing music singer whose 26-year career saw her rise to the top of the charts.

In late 1937, Holiday had a brief stint as a big-band vocalist with Count Basie. A month after she was hired by Artie Shaw. She’s among the first Black women to work with a white orchestra.

At age 44, “Lady Day" died in New York City. The Billie Holiday Monument is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore.

BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.

Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.

Learn Black History. Teach Black History.

For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join. Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!

In this episode we introduce our BlackFacts.com podcast.

BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. 

Since 1997, we have been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.

Now our daily podcast features the vast stories of Black history in bite-sized episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™. 

Learn Black History. Teach Black History. https://blackfacts.com

Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!

If you believe in our mission of keeping us in control of our stories - Join BlackFacts Nation!

Music: Sarcoline

Courtesy of Chuck Fresh