Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/16

• Angela Bassett — Actress, director and producer

• Young Thug — Rapper, singer and songwriter

• Charli Baltimore — Rapper and songwriter

• James “J.T.” Taylor — Singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead singer of Kool & the Gang

• Seth Carr — Actor, known for roles in Black Panther, The Main Event and Bosch

• Carol Moseley Braun — Politician, attorney and diplomat; former U.S. Senator from Illinois and the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate

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• 1934📚The US ends occupation of Haiti (been there since 1915) sent to protect from the German invasion 

• 1962🎶Stevie Wonder's 1st single is released: "I Call It Pretty Music (But Old People Call It The Blues)." Marvin Gaye plays the drums on the track

• 1963📚The 1st postage stamp designed by Black artist Georg Olden which featured a broken chain to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• 1986🎶A rap album tops the R&B chart for the 1st time with Run-DMC's Raising Hell

• ☆1st woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Aretha Franklin The Queen Of Soul 18 x Grammy Award & Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award winner passes at the age of 76

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