Blacfacs Social (April 2023)

April 1
New month graphic

New month, new challenges, new hopes, new goals. Welcome to April!

Caption - Welcome to the fourth month of the year. May April be a stepping stone ti your
dreams and goals for 2023, amen!

#blacfacs #blackhistory #newmonth #april2023

April 4
On this day,

April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated

Caption - Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis,
Tennessee, while there to support the sanitation workers who had been on strike protesting
the death of two sanitation workers. The strike started on February 12, and Dr King was
assassinated on April 4 1968 at 6:01 p.m.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #Drmartinlutherkingjr #civilactivist

April 5
Take the quiz

Civil activists

Caption - In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.! Click the link in our bio now to
learn the history of legendary black activists who fought for the emancipation of African
Americans.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #civilactivists

April 7
On this day

On this day April 7, 1940 - The U.S. Post Office issued the first stamp honouring an
African-American, educator Booker T. Washington, as part of its Famous Americans
Series.

Caption - Booker T. Washington is the first African American to have a U.S. Postage stamp
named in his honour.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #blackfirsts #bookertwashington

April 8
On this day

On this day April 8, 1974 - Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe
Ruth's 39-year-old Major League record.

Caption - Aaron finished his career with 755, a mark that stood until Barry Bonds hit his
756th home run in 2007, thus ending his career in the major leagues as the lifetime home run
leader

#blacfacs #blackhistory #blackfirsts #hankaaron

April 9
Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Caption - May this blessed holiday commemorate rebirth in your life.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #easterholidays #easter2023 #happyeaster

April 11
Black fact

Poet Countee Cullen married Yolande DuBois, daughter of social reformer W.E.B.
DuBois in one of the largest weddings of the Harlem Renaissance. They married in
April, and the wedding ended in October.

Caption - In April 1928, Countee Cullen married Yolande DuBois. However, by summer,
the marriage had dissolved.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #counteecullen #yolandadubois #webdubois

April 13
Quiz

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had gone to Memphis, the site of his assassination, for what
purpose?
a. The Poor People's Campaign
b. A union protest march
c. The garbage collectors strike
d. A bus boycott

Caption - The garbage collectors in Memphis, Tennessee, had been on strike since February
1968, with no sign of an end. MLK Jr. went to Memphis in March to lend support, but no
resolution was reached. He was invited back in April and had considered not returning;
however, he decided that he had to follow through with the movement and returned on April
3, which led to his assassination.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #Drmartinlutherkingjr #civilactivist

April 15
On this day

April 15 - Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated annually on April 15 for the

commemoration of the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut

Caption - The celebration by Major League Baseball is held annually on April 15; Jackie
Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League
Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honouring the day Jackie Robinson made his major
league debut, in 2020 it occurred on August 28 because of the COVID quarantine.

You can learn more about Black history by clicking the link in our bio!

#onthisday #jackierobinsonday #mlb #majorleaguebaseball #jackierobinson #blakhistory365

#blacfacs

April 16
On this day:

On this day April 16, 1963 - Martin Luther King Jr. penned ‘The letter from
Birmingham jail’, an open letter written while he was in jail in Birmingham, AL.

Caption - Follow us for more black facts! Link in bio.

#blacfacs #onthisdayinhistory #mlk #letterfrombirminghamjail

April 17
On this day

On this day April 17, 1861 - Virginia secedes from the United States

Caption - Making up the Confederacy along with 10 other states to fight against the Union,
Virginia seceded from the United States on April 17, 1861, the 8th states in the Confederacy
to do so.

#blacfacs #onthisdayinhistory #virginiasecedes #unitedstates #confederacy

April 19
Black fact

National Memorial for Peace and Justice, informally called the Lynching Memorial
Museum, opened to the public in April 2018

Caption - Located in Montgomery, AL, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice,
informally known as the National Lynching Memorial, is a national memorial to
commemorate the victims of lynching in the United States. It opened to the public in April of
2018.

#blacfacs #onthisdayinhistory #nationalmemorialforpeaceandjustice

#lynchingmemorialmuseum #montgomery

April 21
Black fact

Did you know? Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN is the only non-classical/jazz project to win a
Pulitzer Prize

Caption - Kendrick Lamar’s fourth studio album, DAMN, in April of 2017 earned him the
Pulitzer Prize in 2018. Kendrick’s album is the first winning body of work not to be of the
classical or jazz genre.

More black historical facts? Yes, please! Link is in our bio ✨

#blackfacs #kendricklamardamn #pulitzerprize #blackhistory

April 24
Black fact

This period in history - Janina Simmons becomes the first Black woman to graduate
from the US Army Ranger school in April 2019
Caption - Janina Simmons became the first female African-American soldier to complete the
U.S. Army Ranger School course in April 2019.

#blacfacs #blackhistory #africanamerican #janinasimmons #usarmyranger

#firstblackusarmyranger

April 26
Take the quiz

Cooks, chef and culinary artists

Caption - What do you know about Black chefs and taste bud experts?
Test your knowledge today by clicking the link in our bio!

#blacfacs #blackchefs #africanamericanhistory

April 28
Did you know?

This period in history - In April 1991, MC Hammer’s released his album ‘Please
Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em’ which became the first diamond-certified rap album

Caption - MC Hammer released his third album, "Please Hammer Don’t Hurt Em’" in 1990.
In April of 1991, the album made a historic success by becoming the first Diamond-certified
rap album.

#blacfacs #mchammer #africanamericanrappers #blackrappers #blackmusic

Content pillars

Day Content type Content type Content type

Monday Historical Reels Quotes
anniversaries - on
this day
Wednesday Reels From Twitter Reels
Friday Did you know? Reels Quiz
To note

● Historical anniversaries i.e On this day in 1987, a yada yada yada

● Black American news i.e Commendable feats achieved by black people (has to be current
news from what is trending)
● Article or feature stories i.e in depth content about a Black related issue or so (hmmm)
● Behind the scene or little known facts about different important Black events (hmmm)
● Tips and tricks
● Quotes
● Twitter memes or regular memes
● Quiz trivia with reward
● Infographics or representational charts
● Comment “Barrack” without interruption and get …
● Tag a friend that would love …
● Testimonials or reviews
● Inventors and inventions
DONE