Black History Facts & Birthdays 8/4

• •President Barack Obama

• •YoYo •Meghan Markle

• •Marques Houston

• •Bobby Shmurda

• •Rich Dollaz

• •Todd Tucker

• •Paul Mooney

• •Louis Armstrong 1971

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• 1896 ■William S Grant patents Curtain Rod supports #565075

• 1964📚Bodies of 3 civil rights workers discovered on a farm near Philadelphia, MS. 3 men, 2 white & 1 Black, had been missing since June 21. FBI said they were murdered on the night of their disappearance by segregationists. 18 whites, including several police officers, were charged with conspiracy to deprive the victims of their civil rights

• 1972 🎬The movie Super Fly is released, along with a soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield

• 1984 🎶Prince's Purple Rain album, which also serves as the soundtrack to the film hits #1 in the US, for a 22 week streak

• 1998 🎶Snoop Dogg released his 3rd solo album Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told

• 2014 🎶Nicki Minaj released Anaconda