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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

Taraji P. Henson • Actress, producer & author Ludacris • Rapper, songwriter, producer & actor Lola Falana • Singer, dancer & actress Elephant Man • Jamaican dancehall deejay & singer ----------------------------------------------- 1962📚Two youths involved in voter registration drive in Mississippi were wounded by shotgun blasts fired through the window of a home in Ruleville. James Forman, of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), asked the president to "conve

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

Eazy-E (1964–1995) • Rapper • Songwriter • Record Producer • Entrepreneur • Co-founder of Ruthless Records • N.W.A member Jonathan Majors • Actor Jermaine Stewart (1957–1997) • Singer • Songwriter • Dancer Leslie Jones • Comedian • Actress • Writer Don “D.C.” Curry • Comedian • Actor Spectacular Smith (Pretty Ricky) • Singer • Rapper • Dancer • Entrepreneur • Pretty Ricky member YK Osiris • Singer • Rapper • Songwriter Gloria Gaynor • Singer • Songwriter • Disco icon Latimore

Idris Elba – Actor, producer & DJ Foxy Brown – Rapper CeCe Peniston – R&B/dance singer & songwriter Anika Noni Rose – Actress & singer Webbie – Rapper Sylvester – Disco & soul singer-songwriter N.O.R.E. – Rapper, podcaster & media personality John Wall – Former NBA player Macy Gray – R&B/soul singer-songwriter & actress Chad Coleman – Actor Michael Winslow – Actor, comedian & beatbox/sound-effects performer Naomie Harris – Actress ---------------------------------------------

Terry Ellis ~ En Vogue — R&B singer, founding member of En Vogue. Kat Graham — Actress, singer, dancer, producer and humanitarian, best known as Bonnie Bennett on The Vampire Diaries. Lance Stephenson — Professional basketball player and former NBA guard/forward, best known for his years with the Indiana Pacers. Thomas Mikal Ford (1964–2016) — Actor and comedian, best known as Tommy Strawn on Martin. Claudette Colvin (1939–2026) — Civil rights pioneer and activist who refused

Taana Gardner — Singer, best known as a disco and post-disco vocalist August Alsina — R&B singer and songwriter Redfoo (LMFAO) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, record producer and dancer Richard Wingo (Jagged Edge) — R&B singer, member of Jagged Edge B.G. (Hot Boys) — Rapper and songwriter, member of the Hot Boys ----------------------------------------------- 1781📚Los Angeles, CA, was founded by 44 settlers of at least 26 were descendants of Africans. Among the Black sett

Taana Gardner — Singer, best known as a disco and post-disco vocalist August Alsina — R&B singer and songwriter Redfoo (LMFAO) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, record producer and dancer Richard Wingo (Jagged Edge) — R&B singer, member of Jagged Edge B.G. (Hot Boys) — Rapper and songwriter, member of the Hot Boys ----------------------------------------------- 1838📚Frederick Douglass escaped slavery dressed in a sailor's uniform, carrying identification papers provided by a

• Katt Williams – Comedian & Actor • K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) – Singer & Songwriter • Damson Idris – Actor & Producer • Syleena Johnson – Singer, Songwriter & Television Personality • Billy Preston – Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist & Musician — Died 2006 • Lennox Lewis – Former Professional Boxer & Heavyweight Champion • Nate “Tiny” Archibald – Former Professional Basketball Player & Basketball Hall of Famer • Eric Dickerson – Former Professional Football Player & Pro Football Ha

• 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

• Chris Tucker – Actor & Comedian • Char Jackson – Actress & Singer • Joe Budden – Rapper, Broadcaster & Podcaster • Edwin Moses – Olympic Track & Field Athlete • Jalen Brunson – Professional Basketball Player • Eldridge Cleaver – Writer, Political Activist & Black Panther Party Leader — Died 1998 ----------------------------------------------- Happy New Edition Day 1920☆International Day for People of African Descent: One of the most significant events in Black history is th

• Robert Parish – Former Professional Basketball Player & NBA Hall of Famer • Michael Michele – Actress & Producer • Robin Harris – Comedian & Actor (d. 1990) • Maino – Rapper & Songwriter • Fred Hampton – Civil Rights Activist & Black Panther Party Leader (d. 1969) • Gerald Albright – Jazz Saxophonist & Multi-Instrumentalist • Trevor Jackson – Actor, Singer & Songwriter ----------------------------------------------- Happy New Edition Day 1881■W. S. Campbell patents the Self

• Roxie Roker – Actress • Quvenzhané Wallis – Actress & Author • Kyle Massey – Actor, Rapper & Singer • Talia Jackson – Actress & Singer ----------------------------------------------- 1955📚Emmett Till (14) kidnapped & lynched in Money, MS When white woman Carolyn Bryant Donham accused him of grabbing her. She later admitted she lied. She died in 2023 at 88 without any accountability 1963📚Martin Luther King Jr leads march on Washington & delivers his signature "I Have A Dr

• Michael Jackson – Singer, Songwriter, Dancer & Entertainer • Meshell Ndegeocello – Singer, Songwriter, Rapper & Bassist • Dinah Washington – Singer & Pianist • Isabel Sanford – Actress & Comedian • Pebbles – Singer, Songwriter & Music Executive • Mario Winans – Singer, Songwriter & Record Producer • AJ Calloway – Television Host & Entertainment Reporter -------------------------------------------------------------- 1957📚Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the 1st

Keke Palmer — Actress, singer, television host and producer Evan Ross — Actor and singer Valerie Simpson — Singer, songwriter and producer; one-half of Ashford & Simpson James Harden — Professional basketball player Katherine Johnson — NASA mathematician whose calculations helped make U.S. human spaceflight possible (died 2020) Cordae — Rapper, singer and songwrit Mike Colter — Actor, best known for playing Luke Cage Cassie — Singer, actress, model and dancer Branford Marsali

Walter Williams — Singer, songwriter, founding member of The O’Jays Shock G — Rapper, musician, producer, founder/frontman of Digital Underground (died 2021) China Anne McClain — Actress and singer Terminator X — DJ and producer, DJ for Public Enemy Blair Underwood — Actor, director and producer -------------------------------------------------------------- 1908📚52 nurses lead by Martha M. Franklin formed the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, to improve the st

Dave Chappelle — Comedian, actor, writer, producer Reggie Miller — Former NBA player, basketball analyst Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar) — Singer, dancer, choreographer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) — Singer, musician, founding member of The Chi-Lites Ava DuVernay — Film director, producer, screenwriter Rocky Johnson (d. 2020) — Professional wrestler Justine Skye — Singer, songwriter, actress Sofia Richie Grainge — Model, fashion designer, social media personality🎶 -----------

Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) — NBA basketball legend, entrepreneur & philanthropist 🏀 Seth Curry — NBA basketball player 🏀 Bone Crusher — Rapper, songwriter & record producer 🎤 Lil Yachty — Rapper, singer & songwriter 🎤 Jason Dirden — Actor 🎭 Annie Ilonzeh — Actress 📺🎬 Michael Taliferro (1961–2006) — Actor & former football player 🎬🏈 Sky Blu (LMFAO) — Rapper, singer, DJ & record producer 🎧🎤 Bilal — Singer, songwriter & musician, known for R&B and neo-soul 🎶 -----------