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TRT- BLACKFACT = (1950) Earl Lloyd
Black Fact = 1950 (Oct. 21) – Earl Lloyd became the first black person to play in an NBA game ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1943) Paul Robeson
Black Fact = 1943- Paul Robeson starred in the Theatre Guild’s Othello which opened at Shuberet Theatre (Broadway) on this ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1968) BOB BEAMON
Black Fact = 1968 – Bob Beamon set the world long jump record at 29′, 2 1/2″ in at the ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1995) DR.CLIFTON R. WHARTON
Black Fact =1969 (10/16/22) – Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. elected president of Michigan State University and became the first ... -
TRT- BLACKFACT = (1995) THE NATION OF ISLAM
Black Fact = 1995 – The Nation of Islam facilitated “The Million Man March, A Day of Atonement,” on this ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1970) Angela Davis
Black Fact = 1970- Angela Davis, author, activist, and professor, was arraigned in New York on this date in 1970. ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1914) Garrett A. Morgan
Black Fact = 1914- Garrett A. Morgan patented the Gas Mask on this date in 1914. Patent # 1,113,675. This ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1999) Wilt Chamberlain
Black Fact = 1999 – Basketball legend, Wilt Chamberlain, died today at age 63. He was born on August 21, ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1901) Bert Williams & George Walker
Black Fact = 1901 (October 11) – Bert Williams and George Walker, believed to be the first black recording artists, ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1917) Theolonius Monk
Black Fact = 1917 – Jazz pianist Theolonius Monk is born in Rocky Mount, NC. He was only one of ...