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January 11, 1971 Mary Jane Blige, singer, record producer and “Queen of Hip Hop Soul,” was born in The Bronx,…
January 12, 1920 James L. Farmer, Jr., civil rights activist, was born in Marshall, Texas. Farmer was a child prodigy…
January 13, 1970 Shonda Rhimes, screenwriter, director, and producer, was born in Chicago, Illinois. Rhimes earned a bachelor’s degree from…
January 14, 1972 The television situation comedy “Sanford and Son” debuted on NBC. The show ran for six seasons until…
January 15, 1891 Bridget “Biddy” Mason, nurse, real estate entrepreneur, and philanthropist, died. Mason was born enslaved on August 15,…
January 16, 1865 Union General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15 which confiscated as Federal property a…
January 17, 1759 Paul Cuffee, businessman and abolitionist, was born on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. At the age of 16, Cuffee…
January 18, 1975 “The Jeffersons,” the longest running television series with a predominantly African American cast, debuted on CBS. The…