Tuesday 19 May 2020

ON THIS DAY MAY 19 - JUST FOR FUN

1930-  Lorraine Hansberry - AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT - BORN THIS DAY- whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. more.

1925- Malcolm X is born - African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the early 1960s. .

1958 - "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks.

1989- "Do the Right Thing", directed by Spike Lee, starring Danny Aiello and Ossie Davis premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

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