Black Fact = 1947(April 15) – Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the major leagues, played his first game on this date. Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers played the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. His number was permanently retired on this date in 1997-the 50th anniversary of his first game. #theraydiotwins
Black Fact = (1972) Lorraine Hansberry
Black Fact = 1972 (March 11) – Lorraine Hansberry’s drama, A Raisin in the Sun, opened at the Barrymore Theatre in New York on March ...