Black Facts = 1912 (Nov. 30) – Gordon Alexander Buchanan Parker, filmmaker, popularly known for directing Shaft, Shaft’ s Big Score, and The Learning Tree was born. Born in Scott, Kansas, he was a self-taught artist who became the first African-American photographer for Lifeand Vogue magazines. He also pursued movie directing and screenwriting, working at the helm of the films The Learning Tree, based on a novel he wrote, and Shaft. Parks has published several memoirs and retrospectives as well, including A Choice of Weapons. #theraydiotwins
