Today In Black History...

On this date in 1952 Ralph Ellison's powerful novel "Invisible Man" won the National Book Award.

On this date in 1972 the great Mahalia Jackson passed away in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mahalia will forever be known as the "Queen of Gospel Music" as we have come to know it.

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On this date in 1984 Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the filming of a pepsi commercial in Los Angeles.

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