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TRT-BLACKFACT = (1917) Theolonius Monk
Black Fact = 1917 – Jazz pianist Theolonius Monk is born in Rocky Mount, NC. He was only one of ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1823) Mary Ann Shadd
Black Fact=1823 (October 9) -Mary Ann Shadd, publisher of the Provincial Freeman, was born in Wilmington, DE, on this date ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1941) Jesse Jackson
Black Fact = 1941 – Activist and 1988 candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Rev Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1993)Toni Morrison
Black Fact = 1993 – Writer, Toni Morrison, awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Born on February 18, 1931, in ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1984)Walter Payton
Black Fact = 1984 -Walter Payton, super-star running back who played for the Chicago Bears, broke Jim Brown’s career rushing ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1983)Wilma Rudolph
Black Fact= 1983- Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three Olympic Gold Medals in track and field in ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1878)George Boyer Vashon
Black Fact = 1878- George Boyer Vashon, the first black person to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from Oberlin College, died ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1943)Hubert G. (H. Rap) Brown
Black Fact = 1943-Hubert G. (H. Rap) Brown, writer, activist, and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Chairman, was born in Baton ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1974) Frank Robinson
Black Fact = 1974- Frank Robinson, professional baseball legend, was named manager of the Cleveland Indians on this date in ... -
TRT-BLACKFACT = (1967) Thurgood Marshall
Black Fact = 1967 – Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 to January 24, 1993) was sworn in as the first ...