Black Fact= 1898 (October 20) – John Merrick and six other blacks co-organized the North Carolina Mutual and Provident Life Insurance Company in Durham, NC, on this date in 1898. #theraydiotwins
Clarence Avant, “Godfather of Black Music,” Passes away at 92
Clarence Avant, a longtime Hollywood insider whose work as a record executive, promoter, mentor and dealmaker earned him the moniker “the Godfather of Black music”, ...