Today is the last day of Black History Month, but like McDonald's says, Black History 365! I was about to go off on a McDonald's tangent but decided against it.
Since I missed so many "Little Known" posts, I've decided to compile all of them into this last Black History Season Finale. Enjoy! Who knows, I may start posting real and relevant Black History posts tomorrow!
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We all know about George Washington Carver, MLK & Malcolm X and achievements to black history. But Take a moment and learn about some unsung black men and women and their significant contributions to the world.
Did you know...
TORNETTE PITTS: First to warp the time-space continuum by slapping somebody into next week.
Sequoia Brimley - First person to go straight to church on Sunday after leaving the club earlier that morning.
LOUISE PERKINS: First person to attempt to climb into a casket at a funeral..
Rodney "Hot Rod" McKenzie - First to tell someone that they play too much.
THADDEUS COLLINS: First person to wear a shower cap outside.
CEEPHUS MCCOY: First to ask for change back from a church collection plate.
George Watley - First person to sneak an entire dinner into a movie theater..
Amelia Wooten - First to start a soul train line at a wedding reception.
Edna B. Cash - First to refer to soap operas as "the stories."
MAVIS BLACKWELL: First to use the phrase "the illustrious" to describe her pastor (i.e. - "I am a member of 1st Corinthian Leather Baptist Church where the illustrious P.J. Jones is the Pastor").
Drew Graves - First to sell bootleg music and movies in barber shops and outside grocery stores.
TROY BOOKER: First to refer to a flavor of Kool-Aid as "red."
Darneisha Andrews - First person to act brand new.
VIRGIL T. BANKS: First person to use the phrase "see, what had happened was..."
Johnston Green - First to refer to someone as "high yellow."
Sandra Robinson - First person to keep her good jewelry in a Crown Royal bag.
Jamaica Masby - First to throw her hands in the air and wave them around as if she just didn't care.
Bennett "June Bug" McDaniel - Coined the phrase "My name is Bennett, and I ain't in it."
Jefferson Clarks - Normalized the practice of shaking up a handful of sunflower seeds before eating them.
UMAR X (birth name: Tyrone Griswold): First Black male militant to marry a white woman.
Roland Jones - Perfected the "make four cuts on the side to keep the middle from bubbling up" method of frying bologna.
Jonathan "Lil' Johnny" Porter - First person to tell a woman he'd drink her bathwater.
EUGENE J.C. MILLSTON : First person to talk to the screen during a movie.
Marquita Parker - First person investigated by DCFS for burning her child's ears with a hot comb.
TAWANDA DAVIS : First person to use hair gel to create baby hair all over her head.
WILL RICHARDS - First man to put something on his mama (i.e. - "TOUCH ME AGAIN AND WE GON' FIGHT, MAN, I PUT THAT ON MY MAMA!").
REV. W.J. SHANKLIN: Inventor of the church building fund.
Joseph Foster - First to inform people that you can't eat just anybody's potato salad.
Etta Lee Green - First person to call somebody else "worsome."
Rufus Wellsley - First man to shoot someone over a game of spades
VERNON MCDANIELS: First person to eat a mayonnaise sandwich.
Neeka "Nee Nee" Hollsworth - First person to use the phrase "than a mug" to describe something (i.e. - "It is colder than a mug out here!").
Tyrone Clayburn - First person to refer to someone as a "play cousin."
Raynard Mack - First person to put a utility bill in a child's name.
JOHNNIE MAE WILKINS: First person to proclaim herself "too blessed to be stressed."
Georgia Buston - First person to attempt to heal a broken limb with Robitussin and Witch Hazel.
WILLIE LAMBERT: First man to slap the taste out of somebody's mouth.
Trisha Jones: First person to have "been had" something (i.e. - "You just now getting that new Kenny Lattimore CD? Man, I been had that").
Jason Hill - First person to purchase $2 worth of gas at a gas station.
DELORES "BIG MAMA" COLE: First person to refer to diabetes as “that sugar."
And Last but not Least:
ORVILLE WASHINGTON : First man to "wish a N!gg@ would"
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Which is your favorite? It's a tie between Orville Washington and Roland Jones. lol. Big ups to the person who actually created this because it wasn't me. Now that you've read these, I need you to go out and learn a true Black History fact every day for the rest of the year!
Since I missed so many "Little Known" posts, I've decided to compile all of them into this last Black History Season Finale. Enjoy! Who knows, I may start posting real and relevant Black History posts tomorrow!
*******************************************************
We all know about George Washington Carver, MLK & Malcolm X and achievements to black history. But Take a moment and learn about some unsung black men and women and their significant contributions to the world.
Did you know...
TORNETTE PITTS: First to warp the time-space continuum by slapping somebody into next week.
Sequoia Brimley - First person to go straight to church on Sunday after leaving the club earlier that morning.
LOUISE PERKINS: First person to attempt to climb into a casket at a funeral..
Rodney "Hot Rod" McKenzie - First to tell someone that they play too much.
THADDEUS COLLINS: First person to wear a shower cap outside.
CEEPHUS MCCOY: First to ask for change back from a church collection plate.
George Watley - First person to sneak an entire dinner into a movie theater..
Amelia Wooten - First to start a soul train line at a wedding reception.
Edna B. Cash - First to refer to soap operas as "the stories."
MAVIS BLACKWELL: First to use the phrase "the illustrious" to describe her pastor (i.e. - "I am a member of 1st Corinthian Leather Baptist Church where the illustrious P.J. Jones is the Pastor").
Drew Graves - First to sell bootleg music and movies in barber shops and outside grocery stores.
TROY BOOKER: First to refer to a flavor of Kool-Aid as "red."
Darneisha Andrews - First person to act brand new.
VIRGIL T. BANKS: First person to use the phrase "see, what had happened was..."
Johnston Green - First to refer to someone as "high yellow."
Sandra Robinson - First person to keep her good jewelry in a Crown Royal bag.
Jamaica Masby - First to throw her hands in the air and wave them around as if she just didn't care.
Bennett "June Bug" McDaniel - Coined the phrase "My name is Bennett, and I ain't in it."
Jefferson Clarks - Normalized the practice of shaking up a handful of sunflower seeds before eating them.
UMAR X (birth name: Tyrone Griswold): First Black male militant to marry a white woman.
Roland Jones - Perfected the "make four cuts on the side to keep the middle from bubbling up" method of frying bologna.
Jonathan "Lil' Johnny" Porter - First person to tell a woman he'd drink her bathwater.
EUGENE J.C. MILLSTON : First person to talk to the screen during a movie.
Marquita Parker - First person investigated by DCFS for burning her child's ears with a hot comb.
TAWANDA DAVIS : First person to use hair gel to create baby hair all over her head.
WILL RICHARDS - First man to put something on his mama (i.e. - "TOUCH ME AGAIN AND WE GON' FIGHT, MAN, I PUT THAT ON MY MAMA!").
REV. W.J. SHANKLIN: Inventor of the church building fund.
Joseph Foster - First to inform people that you can't eat just anybody's potato salad.
Etta Lee Green - First person to call somebody else "worsome."
Rufus Wellsley - First man to shoot someone over a game of spades
VERNON MCDANIELS: First person to eat a mayonnaise sandwich.
Neeka "Nee Nee" Hollsworth - First person to use the phrase "than a mug" to describe something (i.e. - "It is colder than a mug out here!").
Tyrone Clayburn - First person to refer to someone as a "play cousin."
Raynard Mack - First person to put a utility bill in a child's name.
JOHNNIE MAE WILKINS: First person to proclaim herself "too blessed to be stressed."
Georgia Buston - First person to attempt to heal a broken limb with Robitussin and Witch Hazel.
WILLIE LAMBERT: First man to slap the taste out of somebody's mouth.
Trisha Jones: First person to have "been had" something (i.e. - "You just now getting that new Kenny Lattimore CD? Man, I been had that").
Jason Hill - First person to purchase $2 worth of gas at a gas station.
DELORES "BIG MAMA" COLE: First person to refer to diabetes as “that sugar."
And Last but not Least:
ORVILLE WASHINGTON : First man to "wish a N!gg@ would"
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Which is your favorite? It's a tie between Orville Washington and Roland Jones. lol. Big ups to the person who actually created this because it wasn't me. Now that you've read these, I need you to go out and learn a true Black History fact every day for the rest of the year!