English: Former basketball player Michael Jordan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Michael Jordan returns to Bulls after a 17 month retirement in 1995. Phoenix is striped of hosting the Super Bowl after Arizona refused to recognize MLK Holiday in 1991. was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
English: Young boy grinding sugar cane between Flumpa and Kpeyi, Liberia, 1968. Français : Jeune garçon moulant de la canne à sucre au Liberia en 1968. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
rainbow over Liberia, 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Lake Bomi, Tubmanburg, Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Coat of arms of Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! 200 former slaves leave Savannah Ga. to establish themselves in Liberia Africa in 1895 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
The image of Freedom’s Journal vol.1 no. 3, published on 23 March 1827 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! “Freedom’s Journal”, the first Afro American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded in 1827 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
English: Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966 in St. Andrew, Jamaica) is a chess grandmaster. He is the first and as of 2009[update] only African-American grandmaster. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Maurice Ashley becomes the first Afro American to receive the rank of International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in 6th round of heavy weight title fight in 1961 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin In The Sun” opened on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre in 1959 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Martin Luther King leaning on a lectern. Deutsch: 1964: Martin Luther King Português: Martin Luther King (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! James Earl Ray pleads guilty to killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! Andrew Brimmer is sworn in as the first Afro American member of the Federal Reserve Board in 1966 ! Rapper, Notorious B.I.G. is killed in 1997. was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Beach with palms in Ghana, Westafrica (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Map of Ghana Español: Mapa de Ghana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Supreme Court of Ghana is a lovely example of the colonial architecture in West Africa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Photo of the Independence Arch in Accra, Ghana, built to commemorate Ghana’s independence. The national motto, Freedom and Justice is boldly inscribed at the top of the arch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: A group of drummers in Accra, Ghana, wearing dashiki shirts and knitted kufi caps. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Ghana joins the United Nations in 1957 ! Henry L. Marsh III elected first Afro American Mayor of Richmond Virginia in 1977 ! was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
Bloody Sunday (1965) – Alabama officers await demonstrators at the Edmund Pettus Bridge From http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/crt/voting.htm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The first Selma to Montgomery March takes place on this day in 1965. It was later nicknamed ” Bloody Sunday “. was last modified: March 3rd, 2024 by Marc Alexander
An artist’s conception of Crispus Attucks (1723–1770), the first “martyr” of the American Revolution. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: My photo of the Boston Massacre victims grave including Crispus Attucks in Boston Massachusetts’ Granary Burying Ground. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Crispus Attucks is the first American to be killed at the Boston Massacre in 1770. was last modified: February 2nd, 2024 by Marc Alexander