Part Two! Black History Month: Did you know?

  1. Renowned singer and jazz pianist, Nat King Cole, was the first Black American to host a TV show: NBC’s The Nat King Cole Show.
  2. Stevie Wonder is not only the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year for 1973’s Innervisions, but the first and only musician to win Album of the Year with three consecutive studio albums.
  3. In 1981, broadcast journalist Bryant Gumbel became the first Black person to host a network morning show when he joined NBC’s Today Show.
  4. In 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar for her supporting role in Gone With the Wind. Twenty-four years later, Sidney Poitier became the first Black man to win an Oscar for his leading role in Lilies of the Field.

Resource: 24 Black History Facts You May Not Know – Oprah Magazine
https://www.oprahmag.com › life › black-history-facts