Black History & Birthday Facts 9/16
Musiq Soulchild — R&B/neo-soul singer and songwriter
Kyla Pratt — Actress and voice actress
B.B. King (1925–2015) — Legendary blues singer, songwriter and guitarist 🎸
Tamron Hall — Television host, journalist and producer
Flo Rida — Rapper, singer and songwriter
Metro Boomin — Record producer, songwriter and DJ
Ebonie Smith — Actress, best known for The Jeffersons and the Lethal Weapon films
Elgin Baylor (1934–2021) — NBA Hall of Fame basketball player, coach and executive 🏀
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1940📚President Franklin D Roosevelt signs the Selective Training & Service Act of 1940 which required that men between the ages of 21 & 30 register with local military draft boards
1979🎶The Sugarhill Gang released the song Rapper’s Delight
1989👑Debbye Turner is crowned Miss America. At the time she is the 3rd Black woman to win the crown since the inception of the pageant in 1921
1990📺Keenan Ivory Wayans's In Living Color wins an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
1997🎶Usher released his 2nd album My Way
1997🎶Busta Rhymes released his 2nd album When Disaster Strikes
1997🎶Aaliyah released Hot Like Fire
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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