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On this day in 1972, Sammy Davis Jr. became the first Black American to host the Academy Awards ceremony.

I just want to remind y'all!!! ✊🏿

“There is no room you don't belong in.” — President Obama

1926.

On this day, April 8, 1968, just days after my father’s assassination and the day before his funeral, my mother returned to Memphis to continue the work. My mother was a woman of tremendous strength. In the midst of unimaginable grief, she went back to the very place where he was taken from us and led the Memorial March with sanitation workers. She did not allow sorrow to silence her. She moved forward with courage, conviction, and an unwavering commitment to justice. With my siblings by her side, she led that march not only in honor of my father, but in solidarity with workers fighting for dignity and fair treatment. She showed the world that the work was bigger than any one person, and that love, discipline, and purpose must carry us forward, even in our most painful moments. #MLK #CorettaScottKing #BelovedCommunity #Nonviolence365

The Delta Rhythm Boys - Take The 'A' train, 1941, was one of the earliest fully scripted music videos.

5 years ago today, the world lost DMX🕊️🙏 Rest in peace🖤🕊

Bass Reeves, the real Lone Ranger. Bass Reeves was the first Black American commissioned to serve as a deputy marshal west of the Mississippi River. He brought to justice over 3,000 criminals and killed fourteen outlaws during his years as a marshal.

A mother and her children, 1910.

James Brown in the Bronx, NY circa 1968

With gratitude & love. More in time ✨

Will Smith, Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro at The Million Man March in 1995

On this day in 1980, Jesse Owens, the man who humiliated Hitler at the Berlin Olympics by winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, died. Rest In Power! Hitler hosted the Olympics, intending to be a showcase of Aryan supremacy.

SIX-STRAIGHT FINAL FOURS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA 🔥

- Pelé - Michael Jordan - Muhammad Ali - Bill Russell - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1999 - Madison Square Garden

This is actually awesome to see.

Magic Johnson and Pat Riley in front of the Waldorf Astoria after Magic won one of his MVP awards.

Rickey Henderson’s last moment on a baseball field was catching the ceremonial first pitch thrown by his daughter.

GREAT NEWS: Delonte West reveals he’s now 100 days sober and living in Florida 🙏

MC Lyte and Yo-Yo True Female Rap Legends! 🩶