Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/15

• Nipsey Hussle (1985–2019) — Rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and community activist

• Chief Keef — Rapper, songwriter and record producer

• DLOW (Shuffle) — Chicago dancer, rapper and entertainer, best known for helping popularize the DLow Shuffle

• Anthony Anderson — Actor, comedian and television host, best known for black-ish

• Maxine Waters — U.S. Congresswoman and longtime public official representing California

• Rondell Sheridan — Actor, comedian and television director, best known as Victor Baxter on That's So Raven and Cory in the House

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• 1887📚The City of Eatonville, FL one of the 1st all-black towns to be formed after the Emancipation Proclamation is incorporated. The city is famous for being the birthplace of famous writer Zora Neale Hurston

• 1966📚Holy Cross Church of God in Christ a Black church that opened in a all white neighborhood was bombed and marked with racial slurs 

• 1981🎶"Endless Love," a duet between Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, tops the Hot 100 for 9 weeks. Written for movie "Endless Love "

• 1994🎶Organized Konfusion released their 2nd album Stress: The Extinction Agenda

• 2019🎶Guapdad 4000 released First Things Furst 

• 2025🎶Chance the Rapper released  his 2nd Album Star Line