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Day

BirthDeath

Jack Leroy Wilson Jr.

Date of Birth

09 Jun, 1934

Date of Death

21 Jan, 1984

Age at time of Death

49 years

Cause of Death

Heart Attack

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

“A lot of people have accused [Elvis Presley] of stealing the black man's music, when in fact almost every black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms from Elvis.”

He helped bridge the gap between R&B and pop music in the 1950s and ‘60s with hits like Lonely Teardrops and (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.
His energetic dance moves and vocal style heavily influenced later artists, including Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.
In 1975, he suffered a heart attack on stage during a performance and remained in a coma until his passing in 1984.
Jackie Wilson was a dynamic soul and R&B singer known as “Mr. Excitement” for his electrifying stage performances and powerful vocals.

Ousmane Sembène

Date of Birth

01 Jan, 1923

Date of Death

09 Jun, 2007

Age at time of Death

84 years

Cause of Death

Illness

Nationality

Senegalese

Gender

Male

“Bread came wrapped in French newspapers. Each time my father unwrapped a baguette, he asked me to read to him.”
“I benefited from a synthesis of values - in the house, the compound, the country and Koranic and French schools. We conserved our own culture; we had nightly gatherings with tales. Now I call it my own theater.”
“In the army we saw those who considered themselves our masters naked, in tears, some cowardly or ignorant. When a white soldier asked me to write a letter for him, it was a revelation - I thought all Europeans knew how to write. The war demystified the colonizer; the veil fell.”

His 1966 film La Noire de... (Black Girl) is considered the first feature film made by a sub-Saharan African filmmaker to gain international recognition.
In addition to filmmaking, Sembène was a writer and activist, publishing novels and short stories that furthered his mission to bring African stories to global audiences.
Ousmane Sembène was a Senegalese film director, producer, and writer, often called the "father of African cinema" for his role in shaping the African film industry.
Sembène used his films to address important social and political issues, often focusing on themes of colonialism, gender inequality, and poverty in Africa.