February 2013
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Little Known Black History Facts on Temple's WHIP... →
Hey all!
Tune in to Temple University’s WHIP radio tonight at 9 pm EST to catch a little chit chatting with Tracy Clayton, curator and head researcher here at Little Known Black History Facts. Listen live at the link above.
Go grab a snack! You got 30 minutes!
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Freddy Jones-Brown
First person to use the word “raw” to describe something impressive (i.e.: Did you see Carlos’ new Cutlass? That car is raw).
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Terrence Durell Hardey
First person to tell somebody “what had happened.”
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George "G-Money" Spencer
First person to end every sentence with “…it is what it is.”
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Ty'Ronda Shannon
First person to begin every sentence with, “at the end of the day…”
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Irving P. O'Neal
First person to use a wire hanger as a television antenna.
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Glorinda Swopes
First person to ask her natural haired granddaughter when she’s going to “do somethin’ to that head.”
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Karen "Kay-Kay" Capers
First person to call in to a radio station to dedicate a song to her significant other.
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August Stephen Berry
First person to fake the funk.
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Edmond Gale
First person to pose like this in a picture.
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Joshua "JT" Trinnel
First person to refer to Bill Clinton as the first black president.
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Deena MacFadden
First black woman to dye her hair blonde.
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Martina L. Walker
First person to sing “And I Am Telling You” in a talent show.
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Garson "Red" Himbly
First person to leave his Christmas lights up all year round.
Sriana Parker
First person to use the word “twerk.”
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Robert "Janky" Georges
First person to call someone “woadie.”
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Terry Chandler
First person to refer to something as a “hot mess.”
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Diamond Mackelmore
First person to make a prom dress out of a basketball jersey.
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Derrick Morris
The first person to rap loudly to himself while standing on a bus stop.
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Precious Regina Spencer
The first woman named Precious.
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Felicia Maybourne
First person to tell a child to stop crying before she gives him something to cry about.
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Shazad El-Amin Brackson
First black Muslim to sell a bean pie.
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DaQuan "Squirrel" Ray
First person to refer to himself as “ya boy.”
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Latoya Ringles
First person of black and Asian decent to refer to herself as “blasian.”
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Jack P. Wellsy
First person to advise one not to stop, then encourage him to get it, get it.
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Chimere Bailey
First person to say that if you don’t have haters, you ain’t doing something right.
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Torrina Sorrels
First woman to refer to herself as “thick.”
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Shorty "Shoop Shoop" Vandall
First comedian to make a joke about how white people can’t dance.
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George Collins
First person to pronounce the word “texts” as “Texas.”
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Amanda Lee Pelfrey
First person to name her child (Asia) after a continent.
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Keymond Pickens
First person to hit on a light skinned girl by asking, “what you mixed with?”
January 2013
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one day more!
Greetings, Brothers and Sisters!
Do you feel that? That little spark in the air? Are you looking at the world through kente cloth glasses? You should be! There are less than 24 hours until the start of Black History Month, which means another month of little known facts that the man doesn’t want you to know! Rejoice!
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March 2012
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...Little Known Black History Facts on Jimmy... →
brokeymcpoverty:
hmmm.
so do i ask for a job, or a check?!
(skip to the 10:40 mark.)
hmmm indeed.
