Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/3

• •DJ Spinderella~Salt n Pepa DJ

• •Michael Ealy - Actor

• •D.R.A.M. - Rapper

• •Jo Marie Payton - Actress

• •Isaiah Washington - Actor

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• 1897 ■Lloyd Ray patents The Dust-Pan #587,607

• 1908 📚Col Allen Allensworth founds Allentown, California the 1st community established, financed, & governed entirely by Blacks

• 1919 📚The Chicago Race Riots which started on July 27th ends after intervention of the National Guard 

• 1928 🔹️Founded on this day by William A. Scott, the Atlanta Daily World was the 1st Black daily newspaper in modern times

• 1992 🥇Jackie Joyner-Kersee born in East St Louis, IL was the 1st black woman to score 7,000 points setting the record in the heptathlon event. 7 events: 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800 meter run. She is also the 1st Black woman to repeat back to back wins in the Olympic heptathlon in 1988 & 1992