Black Fact = 1979 (June 1) – BLACK MUSIC MOMTH is a month-long observance, which was first inducted on June 7, 1979, by President Jimmy Carter which was christened as Black Music Month. President Barack Obama renamed the national observance as African-American Music Appreciation Month in 2009.In 2016, President Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation officially and legally declaring June African American Music Month:“A vital part of our nation’s proud heritage, African American music exemplifies the creative spirit at the heart of American identity and is among the most innovative and powerful art the world has ever known.”—President Barack Obama.#blackmusicmonth #theraydiotwins #welovemusic #yolo #music #blackmusic
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1963) Medgar Evers
Black Fact = 1963- The home of civil rights activist, Medgar Evers, was bombed on this date in 1963. This private home – now a ...