Day 15 of #BlackHistoryHump: Hustle & Flow is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. It stars Terrence Howard as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper.
Day 20 of #BlackHistoryHump: Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9, 1971) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the 1980s television sitcom Webster.
Day 11 of #BlackHistoryHump: Cool Runnings is an American sports comedy. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team's debut in competition during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Day 10 of #BlackHistoryHump: Gary Coleman was an actor and comedian. Coleman is regarded as the greatest child actor of all time, and was the highest-paid adolescent on television throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. He was rated first on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
Day 8 of #BlackHistoryHump: Racism in horror - The utilization of African-American characters in particular in horror films has led to the acceptance of tropes or presumed tropes, such as that black characters are likely to die first.
Day 7 of #BlackHistoryHump: Sean John Combs, also known by his stage name Puff Daddy (previously known as P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy), is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, record producer, and entrepreneur.
Day 5 of #BlackHistoryHump: Bobby Brown is an American singer, rapper, & actor. Brown is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing. He started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1978 until his exit from the group in 1985. @KingBobbyBrown
Day 4 of #BlackHistoryHump: Happy Birthday #RosaParks - Prisoner number 7053 is the booking number given to Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955, the day she was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks was charged with refusing to give up her city bus seat to a white person. #BHM2022
Day 3 of #BlackHistoryHump: Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker water gun in 1989, which has been among the world's bestselling toys ever since. He also invented the Nerf Gun which revolutionised toy blasters. #supersoaker@lonniegjohnson
Day 2 of #BlackHistoryHump: Grace Jones is a Jamaican model, singer and actress. In 1999, she ranked 82nd on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll, and in 2008, she was honored with a Q Idol Award. Jones influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s. #gracejones