Black Fact = (1970) Angela Davis

Black Fact = 1970 (August 16) – Activist, Angela Davis was named in a federal warrant issued in connected with George Jackson’s attempted escape from San Quentin prison, 1970 She became a master scholar who studied at the Sorbonne. She joined the U.S. Communist Party and was jailed for charges related to a prison outbreak, though ultimately cleared. Known for books like Women, Race & Class, she has worked as a professor and activist who advocates gender equity, prison reform and alliances across color lines.

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Black Fact = (1962)Mahalia Jackson

Black Fact = 1911 (October 26) – Mahalia Jackson, perhaps the world’s greatest gospel singer of all-time, was born in New Orleans, LA, on this date ...