| Source | Chicago Defender |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Jan. 8, 2026, 8:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Jan. 8, 2026, 8:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagodefender.com/this-week-in-black-history-january-7-13-2026/ |
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• January 7
From 4th Century AD—**Ethiopian Christmas** —known as Ganna—is celebrated on
Jan. 7. Ethiopian Christianity was much closer to the Christian Coptic Church of
Egypt and as a result never incorporated many of the dictates of the early Roman
Catholic Church. Thus, a plausible argu...