By BrianmcmillenToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress, Pearl Bailey ! NBA player, Walt Frazier ! NFL player, Earl Campbell ! NFL player, Justin Tuck !
photograph of Pearl Bailey following a performance of “It’s A Woman’s Prerogative” in the 1946 stage production of “St. Louis Woman” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Giants Stadium – Justin Tuck at the Giants Rally after victory in Super Bowl XLII. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Pearl Bailey
Today in Afro History ! Bill Russell becomes the first Afro American to coach an NBA team in 1966 !
Bill Russell waiting in the Green Room of the White House. He is about to receive the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Cpl. Lameen WitterToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Cheryl “Salt” James ! NBA player/Coach, Byron Scott !
By David BurkeToday in Afro History ! Actor, Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985 !
English: Actor Billy Dee Williams at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo may only be used if the photographer is properly credited. (See Licensing information below.) Category:2009 Big Apple Convention Category:Billy Dee Williams (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Florida Supercon
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sarah Vaughan ! Singer, Mariah Carey ! NFL player, Randall Cunningham ! Dancer, Harold Nicholas ! Dancer/Choreographer, Arthur Mitchell !
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By George Treadwell (manager) Photo by James Kriegsmann, New YorkToday in Afro History ! George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton in 2nd round of Heavyweight Championship fight in 1974 ! Thomas J. Martin patents the Fire Extinguisher in 1872 !
By el gritoToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Diana Ross ! Singer, Teddy Pendergrass ! NFL player, Marcus Allen ! NFL player, Von Miller ! Jazz Saxophonist, James Moody !
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Today in Afro History ! Sugar Ray Robinson wins his Fifth World Championship Title in 1958 !
English: American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Orlando FernandezToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Aretha Franklin ! NBA player/Coach, Avery Johnson ! NBA player, Kyle Lowry ! Actor, Haywood Nelson ! WNBA player, Sheryl Swoopes ! Actor, Laz Alonzo ! Actress, Lark Voorhies !
English: Aretha Franklin sings “My Country ‘Tis Of Thee'” at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: C. C. H. Pounder and Laz Alonso at a ceremony for James Cameron to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)











