Black History & Birthday Facts 9/28
🎤 Jeezy — Rapper, songwriter, actor and entrepreneur
🎶 Sean Levert — R&B singer and member of LeVert; son of Gerald Levert; died in 2008
🎤 Melody Thornton — Singer, songwriter and former member of The Pussycat Dolls
😂 Joe Torry — Comedian and actor; former host of Def Comedy Jam
🎭 Vernee Watson — Actress, voice actress and acting coach, known for Welcome Back, Kotter, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and General Hospital
🎶 Ben E. King — Legendary soul and R&B singer, former lead singer of The Drifters, best known for “Stand by Me”; died in 2015
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1967🎶Gladys Knight and the Pips released "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
1972🎶The Temptations released "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone." The single is cut to 6:58 because there's not enough vinyl on a 45 to handle the 11:46 album version. Song was originally recorded by the group "The Undisputed Truth"
1991📚The National Civil Rights Museum official dedication ceremony for the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated
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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