Did you know that cornrows were used by escaping slaves as braided route maps? Enslaved Africans would hide escape plans in songs and escape maps in cornrows. Women would use seeds as declaration in their hair and these seeds were then used to start and grow crops after liberation. Ingenuity at its finest!
Black History 365 | # 66 Laila Ali
Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali is a legend in her own right. She is a four-time undefeated boxing world champion, with 24 wins and zero losses. Easily one of the most successful females in the history of women’s boxing. Keeping that Ali legacy alive. Respect.
Black History 365 | # 65 Roy Hamilton
Roy Hamilton is the man Elvis Presley got his voice and style from. In January 2009, Roy Hamilton was Inducted into, 'The Hit Parade Hall Of Fame', 'Reflections In Black Museum Hall Of Fame' and 'The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame'. He unfortunately did not live to see this accomplishment, he died from a stroke in July 1969.
Black History 365 | # 64 Florence Griffith Joyner
Famously known as Flo-Jo, Florence Griffith Joyner still holds the world record for the Women’s 100 meter dash (10.49) and the 200-meter dash (21.34). She was a gold and silver Olympian from Watts, California. She was also styling her own track uniforms, and the nails stayed on point too. She even designed the Indiana Pacers jerseys after she retired. She died at 38 years old from an epileptic seizure in 1998. Rest in peace and major respect to the legacy of Ms. Flo-Jo
Black History 365 | # 63 Johnnie Cochran
Did you know before the O.J. Simpson trial that while a student at Loyola Law School, Johnnie Cochran became the first black law clerk hired by the Los Angeles City Attorney? He had quite the list of high profile clients as well — Michael Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Todd Bridges, Snoop Dogg, Riddick Bowe, & even Rosa Parks. But most notably, Cochran himself considers one of his most important trials was his work on the case of Geronimo Pratt, who spent a quarter century in prison for a crime he did not commit. Do your homework on J Mane, it hit different.