English: Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, ca. September 1947. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: photo of Ben Vereen (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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English: American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model Mya standing among fans and media before the start of the 2003 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, NY. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor/Singer/Dancer, Ben Vereen ! Jazz pianist, Thelonious Monk ! MLB player, Andrew McCutchen ! NFL player, Geno Smith ! Singer, Mya ! was last modified: October 9th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary answers questions during the San Francisco 49ers Family Day 2009 at Candlestick Park. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Starling Marte By Sports Crazy on Flickr
Tyler James Williams By MingleMediaTVNetwork
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Saxophonist, Kenny Garrett ! NFL player/coach, Mike Singletary ! Actor, Tyler James Williams ! Singer, Nona Hendryx ! MLB player, Starling Marte ! was last modified: October 1st, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson ! Gospel singer, Ce Ce Winans ! Actor, Nick Cannon ! Music Producer, Teddy Riley ! Actress, Karyn Parsons ! was last modified: October 1st, 2023 by Marc Alexander
English: Nicole Ari Parker at a performance of The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker in December 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Toni Braxton on the Red Carpet at Vh1 Divas 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Desmond Tutu 2007 at the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag in Cologne 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Charles Woodson
English: Amiri Baraka addressing the Malcom X Festival in San Antonio Park, Oakland, California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Toni Braxton ! Bishop, Desmond Tutu ! Nation Of Islam Leader, Elijah Muhammad ! Actress, Nicole Ari Parker ! NFL player, Charles Woodson ! Activist, Amiri Baraka ! was last modified: October 1st, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Jack Trice Stadium after Phase I construction (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Plaque at the Jack Trice memorial (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Iowa State University’s first Afro American football player, Jack Trice suffered fatal injuries during a game in 1923. He died two days later. was last modified: October 1st, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights leader, at the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 1964 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Tony Dungy, the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts football team, arrives onboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) via helicopter. (Cropped from a U.S. Navy photograph) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Darren Oliver pitching for the Texas Rangers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Richard Seymour of the New England Patriots. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Chris Mathews
Millie Small
Tony Dungy
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player/coach, Tony Dungy ! MLB player, Darren Oliver ! NFL player, Richard Seymour ! Activist, Fannie Lou Hamer ! Singer, Millie Small ! NFL player, Chris Mathews ! was last modified: October 1st, 2023 by Marc Alexander
English: Barry Bonds on deck in 1993. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Barry Bonds at the plate against the Cubs. According to Yahoo sports and the image’s Flickr Page, Michael Barrett is behind Bonds (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Barry Bonds in action (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Barry Bonds breaks single season home run record by hitting his 71 and 72 home run in 2001 ! was last modified: August 28th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player. Grant Hill ! Comedian, Bernie Mack ! Singer, Heather Headley ! Singer, Brooke Valentine ! was last modified: August 27th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Lesotho Location. עברית: מיקום לסוטו. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
File showing the locations of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Republic of South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Basutoland, which was renamed” The Kingdom of Lesotho”, gains independence from The United Kingdom in 1966 ! was last modified: August 28th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Derrick Rose ! Music Producer, Russell Simmons ! NBA player, A.C. Green ! Actor, Clifton Davis ! NBA player, James Jones ! was last modified: August 27th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Michael Durant’s helicopter (Super64) heading out over Mogadishu on October 3, 1993. Super64 was the second helicopter to crash on the Battle of Mogadishu. Ranger Mike Goodale rode on this helicopter before the battle erupted. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
NBC Sports commentator and former professional football player O. J. Simpson sits with a group of servicemen to watch a Thanksgiving Day football game. Simpson is visiting U.S. troops who are in the region for Operation Desert Shield. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Cropped from Football star/actor/accused murderer O.J. Simpson, with his daughter, Sydney Brooke Simpson, at the Kahala Hilton Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aerial view, right side profile, of a US Marine helicopter as it flies over a MOGADISHU residential area on a patrol mission to look for signs of hostilities. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today in Afro History ! O.J. Simpson is acquitted of murder in 1995. Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993. was last modified: August 28th, 2023 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, India Arie ! Civil Rights Activist, Al Sharpton ! NFL player, Anquan Boldin ! Singer, Chubby Checker ! was last modified: August 27th, 2023 by Marc Alexander