Hattie McDaniel – Although her role of “Mammy” was and still is controversial, Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in “Gone With the Wind.” She was also the first black woman to sing on the radio. This woman of history means a LOTContinue reading Another Black History Moment: Hattie McDaniel
Black History Moment: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
NAME: Sister Rosetta Tharpe OCCUPATION: Singer BIRTH DATE: March 20, 1915 DEATH DATE: October 09, 1973 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cotton Plant, Arkansas American singer Rosetta Tharpe is credited with popularizing gospel music among secular audiences during the 1930s and 1940s. One of the first gospel artists to perform in both churches and secular clubs, sheContinue reading Black History Moment: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Little Know Black History Fact: 3 for 1
1. In 1770, Crispus Attucks, whose father was African and mother was a Nantucket Indian, became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed inwhat became known as the Boston Massacre. 2. The largest woman’s organization happens to be the National Council of Negro Women. 3. Alexander Lucius Twilight wasContinue reading Little Know Black History Fact: 3 for 1
