Black History & Birthday Facts 10/3 Nationa Boyfriend Day
Updated: Oct 5
India.Arie — Grammy-winning R&B/Neo-Soul singer, songwriter & musician
Tessa Thompson — Actress & producer; known for Creed, Thor: Ragnarok and Westworld
Black Thought (The Roots) — Rapper, songwriter & lead MC of The Roots
Talib Kweli — Hip-Hop rapper, songwriter & activist; one half of Black Star with Mos Def/Yasiin Bey
Rev. Al Sharpton — Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, TV/radio host & founder of the National Action Network
Rolando Boyce — Actor; known for The Chi, Chicago P.D. and other Chicago-based productions
A$AP Rocky — Rapper, songwriter, record producer & member of A$AP Mob
Chubby Checker — Rock & Roll/R&B singer and dancer, best known for “The Twist”
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1949📚1st Black radio station, WERD, Atlanta, GA 860 AM begins operation purchased by Jesse B Blayton a professor at Atlanta University for $50,000
1990📚Charles Freeman, of E-C Records store in Fort Lauderdale, is convicted of selling obscene material after selling 2 Live Crew's album As Nasty As They Wanna Be, 2 days after it was ruled obscene in a federal court. He receives a $1000 fine
1995📚OJ Simpson found not guilty of murder. The trial that had the world tuned in, which had a major influence on the shape of reality TV
All of your black history facts come from the book:
"The Uneraseable Black Book: We Can't Be Erased" By K.D. Garricks on Amazon
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