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Jennifer Hudson — Singer, actress & talk show host Bizzy Bone (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) — Rapper, singer & songwriter 2 Chainz — Rapper, songwriter & entrepreneur Barry White (1944–2003) — Singer, songwriter, producer & composer Jesse Powell (1971–2022) — R&B singer & songwriter Tarana Burke — Activist & founder of the Me Too movement Ruben Studdard — R&B/gospel singer & American Idol winner Jesse Owens (1913–1980) — Olympic track-and-field legend & four-time Olympic gold medali

Misty Copeland • Ballerina, author & former American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Big Daddy Kane • Rapper, songwriter & hip-hop legend Clark Johnson • Actor, director & producer Roy Ayers • Jazz-funk vibraphonist, composer, singer & producer ----------------------------------------------- 1966🎶The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" hits #1 1970☆B.B. King plays for inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago. The show is released the following year as the album Live at Cook Count

Otis Redding • 🎤 Soul singer & songwriter J.R. Smith • 🏀 Former NBA player Dray (Das EFX) • 🎤 Rapper, one-half of hip-hop duo Das EFX Luther Simmons (The Main Ingredient) • 🎤 R&B/soul singer, member of The Main Ingredient Yung Berg (Hitmaka) • 🎤 Rapper, songwriter & record producer Dee Dee Sharp • 🎤 R&B/soul singer ----------------------------------------------- 1957📚7 White racists used dynamite to destroy the new Hattie Cotton Elementary School in Nashville, TN, that

Ruby Bridges • Civil Rights Activist • Author • Speaker • Philanthropist Larenz Tate • Actor • Producer Wiz Khalifa • Rapper • Singer • Songwriter • Actor • Entrepreneur DJ Big Boy • Radio Personality • DJ • Producer • Actor Slim Thug • Rapper • Entrepreneur ----------------------------------------------- 1954📚 🌟In an attempt to hide the wrinkles in his suit, Chuck Berry does the duck walk for the 1st time 1986📺The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts in Chicago making Oprah the 1st

• Zendaya – Actress & Singer • Ron O’Neal – Actor, Director & Screenwriter — Died 2004 • Archie Bell – Singer & Songwriter • Tim Hardaway – Former Professional Basketball Player & Basketball Hall of Famer ----------------------------------------------- National Forgiveness Day 1904📚George Coleman Poage becomes the 1st Black American athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games, winning 2 bronze medals (200-meter and 400-meter hurdles ) at the 1904 games in St. Louis 1926📚Ari

Christopher Williams — R&B singer and actor James DeBarge — R&B/soul singer and musician, member of DeBarge GZA — Rapper, songwriter and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan Beenie Man — Jamaican dancehall/reggae artist and DJ Keith Powers — Actor and model Vernon Reid — Guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of Living Colour Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje — British actor, director and former fashion model Regina Taylor — Actress, playwright and director ----------------------------------

Lil’ Cease — Rapper 🎤 KRS-One — Rapper, songwriter, producer & activist 🎤 Don King — Boxing promoter 🥊 Al Roker — Television weather presenter, journalist & author 🌤️📺 Isaac Hayes (1942–2008) — Singer, songwriter, musician, composer & actor 🎶🎬 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1619📚The Dutch brought the 1st Black slaves to Point Comfort (not Jamestown) on a ship called WHITE LION in the James River. They were traded for food to the English

Malcolm-Jamal Warner — Actor Roberto Clemente — MLB Baseball player Marvin Isley — Musician, The Isley Brothers Parker McKenna Posey — Actress Reg E. Cathey — Actor Glenn Plummer — Actor Masta Killa — Rapper, Wu-Tang Clan -------------------------------------------------------------- 1968📚James Meredith, graduates marking a significant moment in the Civil Rights Movement. He is the 1st Black person admitted to the University of Mississippi. He also led the "March Against Fea

Marcus Garvey — Political activist, Black nationalist leader, publisher Dave Hollister — R&B singer, songwriter, former Blackstreet member Posdnuos (Plug 1) — Rapper, songwriter, De La Soul founding member Tammy Townsend — Actress, singer Joyner Lucas — Rapper, songwriter, record producer -------------------------------------------------------------- 1968📚The 1st Miss Black America Pageant was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlantic City, NJ. The pageant was created by J. Morri

Kathleen Battle: Opera singer / soprano Tragedy Khadafi: Rapper / hip-hop artist and producer DeMarcus Cousins: Professional basketball player, former NBA All-Star Robbie Pardlo (City High): R&B singer / songwriter, member of the group City High Baby Blue (Pretty Ricky): R&B/hip-hop singer and rapper, member of Pretty Ricky -------------------------------------------------------------- 1881📚The 1st Black nursing school at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga. opens because Black A

Aaron Hall • R&B Singer & Songwriter, Member of Guy Michael Bivins • Singer, Rapper, Music Executive & Member of New Edition/Bell Biv DeVoe Jacob Latimore • Actor, Singer & Dancer Patti Austin • R&B, Soul & Jazz Singer-Songwriter Riddick Bowe • Former Professional Boxer & Heavyweight Champion Rickey Smiley • Comedian, Radio Personality, Actor & TV Host Ja Morant • NBA Basketball Player Ronnie Spector • Singer & Lead Vocalist of The Ronettes (d. 2022) -------------------------

Whitney Houston • Singer, Actress & Producer (d. 2012) Deion Sanders • Football & Baseball Legend, Football Coach King Von • Rapper & Songwriter (died 2020) Mack 10 • Rapper & Actor WC • Rapper & Actor Justice Smith • Actor Kurtis Blow • Rapper, Producer & Hip-Hop Pioneer Hoda Kotb • Television Journalist, Author & TV Host Derek Fisher • Former NBA Player & Basketball Coach -------------------------------------------------------------- 1936🥇Jesse Owens becomes the 1st Black

•President Barack Obama •YoYo •Meghan Markle •Marques Houston •Bobby Shmurda •Rich Dollaz •Todd Tucker •Paul Mooney •Louis Armstrong 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1896 ■William S Grant patents Curtain Rod supports #565075 1964📚Bodies of 3 civil rights workers discovered on a farm near Philadelphia, MS. 3 men, 2 white & 1 Black, had been missing since June 21. FBI said they were murdered on the night of their disappearance by segregationi