📚History & Birthday Facts 10/12
Melvin Franklin (1995) – Legendary bass vocalist and founding member of The Temptations.
Sam Moore (2025) – Grammy Award-winning soul singer and one-half of the iconic duo Sam & Dave.
Miriam A. Hyman – Actress, rapper, and songwriter, known for The Chi and Blue Bloods.
Marcus T. Paulk – Actor, rapper, and dancer, best known for playing Myles Mitchell on Moesha.
Dr. Garfield Bright (Shai) – R&B singer, songwriter, educator, and member of the Grammy-nominated group Shai.
Dick Gregory (2017) – Pioneering comedian, civil rights activist, author, and social critic.
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1957📚Little Richard denounces rock n roll & embraces God, In Sydney, Australia says: "If you want to live for the Lord, you can't take Rock 'n' Roll, too. God doesn't like it." After the tour, he gave up secular music, became an ordained minister, & started recording Gospel. In 1962 he returned to Rock n Roll
1993📚Leaders Of The New School released their 2nd album T.I.M.E.
1995🎶Tupac Shakur is released from jail after Suge Knight posts a $1.4 million bond. Within hours of being released he flys him to LA, to record his 4th album, All Eyez on Me. Over 10 million albums sold worldwide
1999🎶Yasin Bey aka Mos Def released his debut album Black On Both Sides
2009☆Michael Jackson's "This Is It" is released as a promotional single to accompany the concert documentary of the same name. It's the 1st release since his death in June
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
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