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TRT-BLACK FACT = (1956) Althea Gibson
Black Fact= 1956- Althea Gibson, tennis legend, won the women’s singles championship in the French Open on this date becoming ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1919) Madame C. J. Walker
Black Fact= 1919- Madame C. J. Walker, the first black millionaire, died in Irvington-on-the-Hudson, NY, on this date in 1919. ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1954) Dr. Peter Murray Marshall
Black Fact = 1954 – Dr. Peter Murray Marshall became the first black person to head a unit associated with ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1921) Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake
Black Fact = 1921- Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along, a pioneer musical featuring Josephine Baker, Florence Mills, Caterina ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1948) Claude McKay and (1967) Langston Hughes
Black Fact = 1948- Claude McKay, novelist, “Harlem Renaissance” poet, and the first black person to write a best seller ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1904)- Thomas “Fats” Waller
Black Fact = 1904- Thomas “Fats” Waller, jazz pianist and composer, was born in New York City on this date ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1925)- Malcolm X (Malcolm Little)
Black Fact = 1925- Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) Muslim, Black Nationalist, and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1955)- Mary McLeod Bethune
Black Fact = 1955 – Death of Mary McLeod Bethune (79), educator and civil rights leader, Daytona Beach, Florida. Mary ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1881)- Frederick Augustus Douglass
Black Fact = 1881 – Frederick Augustus Douglass was appointed Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia by President ... -
TRT-BLACK FACT = (1990)- Sammy Davis Jr.
Black Fact = 1990 – Sammy Davis Jr., actor, dancer, singer and world class entertainer dies in Beverly Hills, California ...