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Robinson was born as Sylvia Vanterpool [11] on May 29, 1935, in Harlem, New York, United States, to Herbert, who worked for General Motors, [12] and Ida Vanterpool. [2] [13] Robinson attended Washington Irving High School until dropping out at the age of 14, [14] and began recording music in 1950 for Columbia Records under the stage name "Little Sylvia".
It grew into Black History Month starting in 1976. 2. ... Hailed as "Hip-Hop's First Godmother," singer and music producer Sylvia Robinson produced the first-ever commercially successful rap ...
[2] [3] Frederick Douglass, James Wormley, and Charles Burleigh Purvis were among its first Black trustees in the 1870s. [2] Especially notable among these Black leaders is Mary Robinson Meriwether , who became the organization's president in 1915, after whom it was renamed the Merriweather Home for Children sometime between the 1930s and 1950s.
A few little-known Black history facts spanning various topics that will inspire you to take your research beyond Black History Month. ... singer and music producer Sylvia Robinson produced the ...
Sylvia Robinson: Mother of Hip-Hop; Gamble and Huff: The Sound of Philadelphia; The Million Man March: 20 Year Anniversary; Miss Black America: The Pageant Changed History; Vee-Jay Records: Most Successful Black Owned Label Before Motown; George E. Johnson, Sr.: First Black Company on American Stock Exchange
Jackie Robinson, the first Black man to be signed by a Major League baseball team, is shown in post-swing position in front of the stands. Robinson is wearing the uniform of then-Brooklyn Dodgers ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... singer who was known as the black Marilyn Monroe; C ... Smokey Robinson (born 1940): R&B, soul, pop; Sylvia Robinson: R&B ...
Amina married Walter Vernon Mason in 1960. At that time she was known as Sylvia Robinson. They had two daughters, Vera and Wanda. In 1966, Amina married Amiri Baraka, who at that time was known as LeRoi Jones. They have five children. Their son Ras Baraka became the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey.