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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Author/Educator, Anna J. Cooper ! Heavyweight boxing champion, Riddick Bowe ! NBA player, John Starks ! Singer, Michael Bivins ! Singer, Aaron Hall ! Singer Patti Austin !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Anna Julia Haywood Cooper’s photo from her book (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Boxing Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe visited the Pan African Center and posed for pictures with soldiers from the 548th Service Support Battalion, the Marines and Sailors from the 3rd of the 11th, Twentynine Palms, and the Somalia Sports Committee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

John Starks NBA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Happy Birthday to Whitney Houston !

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Happy Birthday to Deion Sanders !

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Today in Afro History ! Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals at Olympics in 1936

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African-American Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe at track and field tryouts at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jesse Owens shook racial stereotypes both with Nazis and segregationists in the USA at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Owens performing the long jump at the Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Whitney Houston ! NFL player, Deion Sanders ! Sprinter, Tyson Gay ! NBA player, Derek Fisher ! MLB player, Jason Heyward !

written by Marc Alexander

English: jason heyward hitting a homerun in his first major league at bat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Whitney Houston talking to the audience before proceeding to perform “Saving All My Love for You” during the HBO-televised concert “Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston” honoring the troops, who took part in Operation Desert Storm, their families, and military and government dignitaries. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in 2008. Cropped from original Flickr image. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Tyson Gay at the World Championship Athletics 2009 in Berlin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A photo of Derek Fisher modified by SRE.K.A.L.24. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today in Afro History ! The Zimbabwe African National Union is Formed in 1963 !

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English: Zimbabwe (orthographic projection) Español: Zimbabue (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Coat of arms of Zimbabwe. Deutsch: Staatswappen von Simbabwe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Zimbabwe Bird (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A map showing the administrative divisions of Zimbabwe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Victoria Falls from the sky, September 2003 Photo by Vberger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Flag of Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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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 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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)

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

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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)

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

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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)

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