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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, DeMarcus Cousins ! Actress, Dawnn Lewis ! Opera Singer, Kathleen Battle !

written by Marc Alexander

Soprano Kathleen Battle sings “The Lord’s Prayer,” Wednesday, April 16, 2008, during the arrival ceremony in honor of Pope Benedict XVI on the South Lawn of the White House. Cropped version. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 13, 2020 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Frederick Douglas’ home in Washington D.C. is declared a national shrine in 1922 !

written by Marc Alexander

Frederick Douglass (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 12, 2020 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player Antoine Walker ! Actress, Yvette Nicole Brown ! NFL player, Plaxico Burress !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Antoine Walker playing with the Miami Heat (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 12, 2020 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! African Nation of Chad gains independence from France in 1960 !

written by Marc Alexander

Women in Mao, where water is provided by a water tower. Access to clean water is often a problem in Chad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Rebuilt Bridge in south west of Chad (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A Chadian maternity ward. Although improving, Chad’s infrastructure remains far less developed than that of its northern neighbours. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Orthographic map of Chad (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 11, 2020 0 comment

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Viola Davis ! Actress, Sophie Okonedo ! Actor, Duane Martin ! Author, Alex Haley ! NBA player, Patrick “Patty” Mills !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Viola Davis at the film premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows in Alice Tully Center, New York City in November 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sophie Okonedo at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 11, 2020 0 comment

Today in Afro History ! Carl Lewis wins 4 gold medals at Olympics in 1984 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Carl Lewis in midair during a long jump for track and field as an athlete at the University of Houston (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Carl Lewis in World Championships in Athletics in 1983 Français : Carl Lewis championnats du monde 1983 Helsinki Suomi: Carl Lewis Yleisurheilun maailmanmestaruuskilpailuissa Helsingissä vuonna 1983 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Carl Lewis at the “green carpet” for the Save the World Awards 2009 (Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant, Lower Austria). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

August 10, 2020 0 comment

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)

August 10, 2020 0 comment

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

written by Marc Alexander

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)

August 9, 2020 0 comment

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)

By PH2 Mark Kettenhofen

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)

August 9, 2020 0 comment

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

written by Marc Alexander

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)

August 8, 2020 0 comment

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, 2020 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, 2020 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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