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 = (1946) Countee Cullen
Black Fact = 1946 ( Jan. 9)- Countee Cullen, poet, died on this date in 1946. Cullen was a major contributor to the “Harlem Renaissance.” ...