Black History & Birthday Facts 9/30
Virgil Abloh (2021) — Fashion designer, entrepreneur, architect & DJ; founder of Off-White and former Louis Vuitton Men’s Artistic Director. Wikipedia
T-Pain — R&B/Hip-Hop singer, rapper, songwriter & producer
Miki Howard — R&B/Jazz singer & actress
Patrice Rushen — R&B/Jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, composer & music director
Marley Marl — Hip-Hop DJ, legendary record producer, rapper & music executive.
Frankie Lymon (1968) — R&B/Rock & Roll singer; lead singer of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Marilyn McCoo — Singer, actress & television host; member of The 5th Dimension
Slim (112) — R&B singer; lead vocalist of 112
Cissy Houston (2024) — Grammy-winning Gospel/Soul singer; member of The Sweet Inspirations and mother of Whitney Houston
Johnny Mathis — Pop/Jazz singer known for romantic ballads.
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1962📚A force of federal marshals escort student James H. Meredith to the campus of the University of Mississippi. President Kennedy federalized the Mississippi National Guard and urged Mississippians to accept the orders of the court in a radio-TV address
1971🎶Isaac Hayes released "Theme From Shaft."
1975■Virgie M. Ammons patents the Damper a device inside the fireplace chimney. The damper is opened & closed to allow smoke from the fireplace to be drawn upward out of the house. The "Fireplace Damper Actuating Tool" designed by Ammons allows the damper to be "locked" in the closed position, preventing cold air & dust from blowing down the chimney back into the house." Patent #3,908,633
2003🎶Kanye West released Grammy nominated song Thru The Wire. He recorded the song with his jaw wired shut after a car accident
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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