1039 WDKX - Jackie “Moms” Mabley was born in 1894 in Brevard, North Carolina. Mable had a rough childhood. She was one of 16 children. When she was 11 years old, her
Sallie Ellis Davis House - Today in Black History: Jackie "Moms" Mabley, the first female comedian to ever perform at the Apollo Theater, died on this day in 1975. Mabley began her
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