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
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1941) Jesse Jackson
Black Fact = 1941 – Activist and 1988 candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Rev Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, SC.Jesse Jackson was born October ...