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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Meagan Good ! Rapper, Kool Moe Dee ! Explorer, Matthew Henson ! Actress, Countess Vaughn ! NFL Player, Pierre Garcon !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Colts receiver Pierre Garcon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Kool Moe Dee (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Matthew Henson, American explorer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 8, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Congressman George “Mickey” Leland dies in plane crash in 1989.

written by Marc Alexander

English: Former congressman Mickey Leland of Texas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 7, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Nobel Prize Winner, Ralph Bunche ! Actor, Cirroc Lofton ! NBA player, Demar DeRozan ! Actor, David Mann !

written by Marc Alexander

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Ralph Bunche., 08/28/1963 Press and Publications Service. (ca. 1953 – ca. 1978) ( Most Recent) Location: Still Picture Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Production Date: 08/28/1963 Part of: Series: Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs, 1961 – 1974 Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Variant Control Number(s): Local Identifier: NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(63)9 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(63)9 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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August 7, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Jamaica proclaims independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 !

written by Marc Alexander

Doctor’s Cave Beach Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(en) Jamaica Location (he) מיקום ג’מייקה (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 6, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, David Robinson ! Actor, Dorian Harewood ! Violinist, Regina Carter !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Regina Carter with her quintet at the North Sea Jazz Festival (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

David Robinson of the US Olympic men’s basketball team leaves the arena after a preliminary round win against the Brazilian team during the XXIV Olympic Games (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

San Antonio Spurs player David Robinson was named to the All-Rookie first team in the 1989–90 NBA season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Dorian Harewood appearing in America: A Call to Greatness. This photograph was provided by Paige-Brace Cinema, the film’s production company. It was taken by their staff photographer and used for promotional purposes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 6, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is jailed in apartheid South Africa in 1962 !

written by Marc Alexander

Nelson Mandela, July 4 1993. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 1998 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 5, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Hurdler, Lolo Jones ! NBA player , Patrick Ewing ! D.J. Funkmaster Flex ! NFL player, C.J. Spiller !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Professional basketball player Patrick Ewing (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

LoLo Jones during Doha 2010 World Indoor Championships (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Lolo Jones after winning the women’s invitational 100-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 5, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! John Woodruff wins Gold Medal in the 800m run, at the 1936 Olympic Games !

written by Marc Alexander

John Woodruff,was an American track star and winner of the 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He competed in track in college at the University of Pittsburgh. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 4, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! U.S. President, Barack Obama ! Singer/Musician Louis Armstrong ! Singer/Rapper, Marques Houston !

written by Marc Alexander

Official photographic portrait of US President Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961; assumed office 20 January 2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter Français : Le trompetiste et chanteur de jazz Louis Armstrong. Türkçe: 20. yüzyılın en önemli müzisyenlerinden Louis Armstrong trompet çalarken (1953). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 4, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! The Republic of Niger declares independence from France in 1960 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Map of Niger Español: Mapa de Niger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: US Embassy in Niger: Students in make-shift classrooms like these will be beneficiaries of school building projects funded through the MCC threshold program (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The fertile south of Niger near the Niger river (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 3, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Michael Ealy ! Actor, Isaiah Washington ! Deidra Muriel Roper, AKA D.J. Spinderella ! South African Reggae singer, Luck Dube !

written by Marc Alexander

English: 21:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)21:58, 23 March 2008 (UTC)~~Isaiah Washington after speech at SNMA conference. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 3, 2022 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Jackie Joyner-Kersee breaks record in the heptathlon with 7161 points in 1986 !

written by Marc Alexander

August 2, 2022 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Author/Poet, James Baldwin ! WNBA player, Skylar Diggins ! NFL player, Brandon Browner ! NFL player, Golden Tate !

written by Marc Alexander

English: James Baldwin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Brandon Browner, a player on the National Football League. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 2, 2022 0 comment