Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Colin Kaepernick ! Boxer, Larry Holmes ! NBA player, Ty Lawson ! Actor, Mike Evans !
English: Larry Holmes, the heavy-weight boxing champion, after he received an award from the United States Jaycees as Oustanding Young Men of the Year. Location: TULSA (excerpt from the original text) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mike Evans
Ty Lawson
Colin Kaepernik
Today in Afro History ! Martin Luther King Jr. Day signed into law as national holiday in 1983 !
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet before a press conference. Both men had come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Dr. Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Español: Dr. Martin Luther King dando su discurso “Yo tengo un sueño” durante la Marcha sobre Washington por el trabajo y la libertad en Washington, D.C., 28 de agosto de 1963. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. meet at the White House, 1966 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Antigua and Barbuda proclaim independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 ! John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony Magazine in 1945 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, Coco Crisp ! Singer, LaTavia Roberson ! Gospel Singer, Brian Courtney Wilson !
Today in Afro History ! Booker T. Washington inducted into The Hall of Fame For Great Americans in 1945 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress, Ethel Waters ! Former Miss World, Jennifer Hosten ! Saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet ! NBA player, Antonio Davis ! Singer, Iyanya ! Singer, Willow Smith !
Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson breaks baseball’s color barrier in 1945 ! Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in 1974.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Nia Long ! Singer, Otis Williams ! Jazz Trumpeter, Clifford Brown ! Actor, Michael Beach !
Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox backstage at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Otis Williams
Today in Afro History ! The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar changes it’s name to The United Republic of Tanzania in 1964 ! Muhammad Ali wins first pro fight in 1960 !
English: Bust portrait of Muhammad Ali, World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Tanzania (orthographic projection) Português: Tanzânia (projeção ortográfica) Español: Tanzania (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Gabrielle Union ! Singer, Melba Moore ! Actress, Tracee Ellis Ross ! Singer, Randy, Jackson !
Actress Tracee Ellis Ross enters the Bryant Park tents during the Fall 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show featuring designer Michael Kors. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Omega Psi Phi fraternity is incorporated in 1914 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Terrell Davis ! NBA player, Jarrett Jack ! Actress, Telma Hopkins ! Comedian, Sheryl Underwood !
Jacksonville Fla. (Jan. 31, 2005) – Former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis autographs Broncos Memorabilia for Lt. Andrew Bertapelle, assigned to Naval Hospital Jacksonville. National Football League (NFL) players visited patients as well as staff members of the hospital during Super Bowl XXXIX festivities. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



















