Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/12

• Sir Mix-a-Lot: Rapper / songwriter / producer

• Imani Hakim: Actress

• Kid Creole: Singer / songwriter, frontman of Kid Creole and the Coconuts

• Del the Funky Homosapien: Rapper / songwriter / producer

• Antoine Walker: Former NBA player / basketball analyst

• Yvette Nicole Brown: Actress / comedian / television host

• LaKeith Stanfield: Actor / musician

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National Middle Child Day

• 1903📚After failing to Lynch a Black man, white mobs in Whitesboro, TX terrorized local Black residents & forced them to flee the town

• 1922🌟The Washington DC home of Frederick Douglas is declared a national museum 

• 1984🎶Lionel Richie performs his hit song "All Night Long (All Night)," with special lyrics written for the occasion, at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. One of his background dancers is a young Cuba Gooding Jr2020🎶Polo G released Martin & Gina

• 1997🎶Usher released You make me Wanna

• 2023🎶Nicki Minaj released Super Freaky Girl