Black History & Birthday Facts 9/10
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
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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 County Jail
1990📺The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuts on NBC Starring Will Smith executive produced by Quincy Jones
2006🎶Beyonce released Ring The Alarm
2010🎶Rihanna released Only Girl In The World
2020🏈Alicia Keys performs "Lift Every Voice And Sing" at the football season opener Houston Texans vs Kansas City Chiefs. The league has ordered the song, played before every game in Week 1. The NFL cracked down on players who refused to stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner" after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the song in 2016
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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