#BlackFriday May 16
1826
John Russwurm 1st African American college graduate in recorded history, Bowdoin College, Maine
1927
William Harry Barnes 1st African American certified by an American surgical board
1929
John Conyers Jr born Highland Park MI
Lillie Mae Jones ''Betty Carter'' born Flint MI
Also known as Lorene Carter, Lorraine Carter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2seOG_5SGww
1966
Janet Damita Jo Jackson born Gary IN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b_KfAGiglc
Thurman Lee Thomas born Houston TX