Black Fact = 1946 ( Jan. 9)- Countee Cullen, poet, died on this date in 1946. Cullen was a major contributor to the “Harlem Renaissance.” Cullen was a 42-year-old French teacher at a Harlem public school at the time of his death. #theraydiotwins
Black Fact = (1919) James Reese Europe
Blackfact = 1919 (May 9) – James Reese Europe, preeminent jazz bandleader killed by a crazed band member. The military band he formed during World ...