Black Fact = 1921(May 24) – Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along, a pioneer musical featuring Josephine Baker, Florence Mills, Caterina Jarboro, William Grant Still, Hal Johnson and others, opened at the 63rd Street Music Hall in New York City on this date. #theraydiotwins
Black Fact =(1963) Captain Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight, Jr.
Black Fact – 1963 (March 30) – Captain Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight, Jr. became the first black candidate for astronaut trainingon this date in 1963. Ed ...