Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Aretha Franklin. Birth Date: March 25, 1942 Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Fun Facts: Aretha Franklin started off singing Gospel music in the church Aretha Franklin was good friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin sang […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the iconic singer–Whitney Houston. Birth Date: August 9, 1963 Hometown: Newark, New Jersey Fun Facts: Whitney Houston signed to Arista Records when she was just 19 Whitney Houston is one of the highest selling female artists of all time Whitney Houston was also an actor, and appeared […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind No Limit Records–Master P. Birth Date: April 29, 1970 Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Fun Facts: Master P’s real name is Percy Miller Master P attended the University of Houston (Houston, TX) and Merritt College (Oakland, CA) Master P founded No Limit Records in […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneur behind Rap-A-Lot Records– J. Prince. Birth Date: October 31, 1964 Hometown: Houston, TX Fun Facts: J. Prince launched Rap-A-Lot Records in the 1980s and it was named after J. Prince’s brother– ‘Sir Rap-A-Lot’ J. Prince helped to bring the Geto Boys (Scarface, Willie D, and […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Birth Date: January 29, 1954 Hometown: Kosciusko, Mississippi Fun Facts: Oprah is an entrepreneur that started OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Harpo Studios, and O Magazine Oprah is the first female Black billionaire in the world Oprah’s real name is actually spelled “Orpah” Oprah attended […]
Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting media mogul Bob Johnson. Birth Date: April 8, 1946 Hometown: Hickory, Mississippi Fun Facts: Bob’s real name is Robert Bob is the co-founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television) and the founder of RLJ Companies Bob is the former co-owner of the NBA team Charlotte Bobcats Bob comes from a […]
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Turning lemons into lemonade, one meme at a time.
Fresh off a year that saw a number of notable firsts for African-Americans, 2019 has already been capitalizing on that momentum and seems set to be a legitimate challenger for one of the most significant set of 12 months in the annals of Black history.
