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Black Fact =(1982)Thelonious Monk
Black Fact = 1982 (Feb.17) – Thelonious Monk, famed jazz pianist, died in Englewood, NJ, on this date. Monk, whose ... -
Black Fact =(1923)Bessie Smith
Black Fact = 1923 (Feb. 16) – On this day Bessie Smith makes her first recording, “Down Hearted Blues,” which ... -
Black Fact =(1965)Nat King Cole
Black Fact = 1965 (Feb.15) – Nat King Cole, singer, pianist, and entertainer, died in Santa Monica, CA, on this ... -
Black Fact =(1920)Mammie Smith
Black Fact = 1920 (Feb.14)- Mammie Smith became the first black woman to make a record on this date in ... -
Black Fact =(1923)The Renaissance (basketball)
Black Fact= 1923 (Feb.13) – The Renaissance, the first black pro basketball team, was organized on this date in 1923. #theraydiotwins -
Black Fact =(1992)James Weldon Johnson & John Rosamond Johnson
Black Fact = 1900 (Feb. 12)- Lift Every Voice and Sing,” co-composed by James Weldon Johnson and his brother John ... -
Black Fact =(1992)Nelson R. Mandela
Black Fact = 1990 (Feb. 11) – Nelson R. Mandela, South Africa’s black nationalist leader, was released from prison after ... -
Black Fact =(1992)Alex P. Haley
Black Fact= 1992 (Feb. 10)- Alex P. Haley, author of Roots and the Autobiography of Malcolm X, died in Seattle, ... -
Black Fact =(1906)Paul Laurence Dunbar
Black Fact= 1906 (Feb. 9)-Paul Laurence Dunbar, renowned poet and novelist, died in Dayton, OH, on this date in 1906. ... -
Black Fact =(1925)Marcus Garvey
Black Facts= 1925 (Feb. 8) Marcus Garvey, Black Nationalist, Pan Africanist, and founder of the United Negro Improvement Association and ...