Black Fact = (1963) Carl T. Rowan

Black Fact = 1963 (March 9) – Carl Thomas Rowan, columnist and journalist, was named Ambassador to Finland on this date. He was a prominent American journalist, author and government official who published columns syndicated across the U.S. and was at one point the highest ranking African American in the United States government. #theraydiotwins

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Black Fact: (1987) Bayard Rustin

Black Fact = 1987 – (August 24) – Bayard Rustin, prominent activist who directed the March on Washington (1963), died in New York City on ...