Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/23
- 730 BOOM Newsroom
- Aug 23
- 1 min read
Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) — NBA basketball legend, entrepreneur & philanthropist 🏀
Seth Curry — NBA basketball player 🏀
Bone Crusher — Rapper, songwriter & record producer 🎤
Lil Yachty — Rapper, singer & songwriter 🎤
Jason Dirden — Actor 🎭
Annie Ilonzeh — Actress 📺🎬
Michael Taliferro (1961–2006) — Actor & former football player 🎬🏈
Sky Blu (LMFAO) — Rapper, singer, DJ & record producer 🎧🎤
Bilal — Singer, songwriter & musician, known for R&B and neo-soul 🎶
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1861James Stone, a light skinned fugitive slave passing for white, enlisted in the 1st Fight Artillery of Ohio making him the 1st Black Civil War enlistee. His racial identity would not be known until his death nearly a year later
1900📚The National Negro Business League is founded in Boston, MA. Established by Booker T. Washington to promote economic growth in the Black community by uniting Black like minded business owners. Today the National Negro Business League still exists as the National Business League
2007📚The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery & the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The UN designated this date marking the bicentennial of the Abolitionment of the Slave Trade Act passed in the UK. Today is a time to honor those who suffered & died due to slavery, & to raise awareness about the ongoing dangers of racism & prejudice
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 https://amzn.to/4wLcLRf://amzn.to/4ghqMAf
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