GumpTown Scoop

01/13/2025

With African American - Spirit – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

01/13/2025

01/09/2025

Black History ❤️

01/08/2025

FIRST BLACK WOMAN NFL CHEERLEADER:
Mary Smith, Dallas,Texas Cowboy cheerleaders, 1970.

01/08/2025

01/06/2025

The Original Betty Boop, Esther Jones aka BabyEsther.
Esther Jones, known by her stage name,"Baby Esther,''''''''
was a African American singer and entertainer of the
late 1920s. She performed regularly at the The Cotton
Club in Harlem. Helen Kane saw her act in 1928 and

appropriated Jones'''''''' ''''''''baby'''''''' singing style for a recording
of"I Wanna Be Loved By You."Jones'''''''' style went on to
become the inspiration for the voice of Betty Boop.

01/03/2025

David Ruffin, best known as the lead singer of The Temptations, had a brother named Jimmy Ruffin. Both were prominent in the Motown scene. Jimmy Ruffin is famous for his hit song "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". While David found success with The Temptations, Jimmy had a successful solo career. They occasionally collaborated, showcasing their shared vocal talent! 🎤🎶

01/02/2025

More than 80 years before the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, An enslaved African 🇲🇦 Estevanico, became the first non-indigenous man to explore Mexico, California, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.Estevanico as a slave traveled to the New World with a 600-man Spanish expedition sent to explore the shores of the gulf of Mexico. The expedition was shipwrecked off the coast of what became Texas, and within a year Estevanico and three others were the only survivors of the group of eighty castaways enslaved by Indians. The four managed to escape and convinced friendlier Indians they met that they possessed healing powers. He accepted gifts from many tribes as he traveled across Texas and Mexico on foot for eight years and reached the Gulf of California in 1536. The Rode to Eldorado is based on the journey of Estevanico.

12/29/2024

BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, has died at the age of 100.

http://www.wyff4.com/article/jimmy-carter-dies/37305624

12/29/2024

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GA couple who abused 2 adopted boys in ‘house of horrors’ sentenced to 100 years >>> https://2wsb.tv/3ZQNfMj

12/29/2024

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12/28/2024

The Weather Channel is Now Black-Owned — Comedian Byron Allen Just Bought it for $300 Million!Most people know Byron Allen as a funny comedian, but he is also a successful entrepreneur and media mogul as the CEO/owner of Entertainment Studios, Inc., one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television. His Los Angeles-based company currently has 41 shows on the air, and owns eight 24-hour HD cable television networks reaching nearly 160 million aggregate subscribers nationwide. And now, his company is the proud new owner of the Weather Channel!

12/28/2024

Happy 70th birthday to the iconic Denzel Washington!