Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/14

• Halle Berry: Actress / producer

• Magic Johnson: Former NBA player / businessman

• Jackée Harry: Actress / comedian

• Antonio Fargas: Actor

• Marsai Martin: Actress / producer

• Lamorne Morris: Actor / comedian

• DJ Kay Slay (d. 2022): DJ / radio personality / record executive

• Sharon Bryant: R&B singer, former lead singer of Atlantic Starr

• Larry Graham: Bassist / singer / songwriter, member of Sly and the Family Stone and founder of Graham Central Station

• Tai Davis: Actress (The Chi)

• Joseph Marcell: Actor, best known as Geoffrey on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

• Doechii: Rapper / singer / songwriter

• Carl Lumbly: Actor

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• 1908📚The Springfield, IL race riot. After a failed lynching attempt a mob of 5000 white Americans & European immigrants attacked Black neighborhoods killing Black citizens destroying Black businesses & homes. Troops were called out. The riot led to the founding of the NAACP

• 1985📚3 years after their duet "The Girl Is Mine," Paul McCartney advises Michael Jackson to invest in publishing. Michael makes a winning bid of $47.5 million for the rights to over 250 Lennon-McCartney Beatles songs owned by ATV publishing, great investment for Michael, but ends their friendship. After his death Sony bought his stake of the ownership 

• 1987📚Fat Boys star in the movie Disorderlies, where they play caretakers hired for their incompetence

• 1990🎶N.W.A released the EP 100 Miles And Runnin’

• 2020🎶Internet Money released Lemonade