Frankie Crocker
Frankie Crocker 1963-2000. Disc jockey and actor who coined the term “urban contemporary” in music.
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Blaxploitation coined in the 1970s. Genre of movies by and for Black folks. Combo of Black and exploitation.
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Suzanne de Passe born 1946, was the first Black woman nominated for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards.
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Andrea Campbell in 2022 became Massachusetts first Black woman attorney general.
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Rex Richardson in 2022 was elected as the first Black mayor of Long Beach, California.
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Isabel Sanford 1917-2004. First Black actress to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series in 1981.
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“Funk you up” first charting single by a female rap group, “The Sequence”
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Gail Fisher 1935-2000. She was the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in Drama Series in 1970 and in 1971 she was the first Black actress to win a Golden Globe.
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International Library of African Music founded in 1954. Largest repository of African music from 1929 onward.
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Ruth Carter born 1960. First Black costume designer to win an Academy Award in 2019.
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