Today in Afro History ! Activist W.E.B. Du Bois organizes the first Pan-African Congress in 1919 ! John Singleton becomes the first Afro American Director, nominated for an Academy Award in 1992 !

English: Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton, taken during a USC Football rally (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Producer, Smokey Robinson ! Singer, Seal ! Actor, Leslie David Baker !
Smokey Robinson in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on August 17, 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Miracles in the early 1960s. Clockwise from top left: Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin, Ronald White, Claudette Rogers, and Smokey Robinson. At the time of this photograph, Miracles member Pete Moore (not pictured) was serving in the US Army after being drafted. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Speed Skater, Shani Davis becomes the first Afro athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics in 2006 !
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By Mingo HagenToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Author, Toni Morrison ! Singer, Irma Thomas ! NFL player, Le’Veon Bell ! Producer/Rapper, Dr. Dre !
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Toni Morrison
English: Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, ca. September 1947. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Thelonious Monk and Howard McGhee at Minton’s Playhouise, ca. September 1947. Photography by William P. Gotlieb. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947 (Photograph by William P. Gottlieb) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By William P. Gottlieb
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA Legend, Michael Jordan ! NFL Legend, Jim Brown ! Singer, Chante Moore ! Activist, Huey Newton !
English: Picture of Michael Jordan at a basketball game. Français : Photo de Michael Jordan lors d’un match de basket. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Michael Jordan at Boston Garden
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Original six members of the Black Panther Party (November, 1966) Top left to right: Elbert “Big Man” Howard; Huey P. Newton (Defense Minister), Sherman Forte, Bobby Seale (Chairman). Bottom: Reggie Forte and Little Bobby Hutton (Treasurer) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Wilt Chamberlain scores his 30,000th point in 1972 ! Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis to win World Championship Title in 1970 !
English: Joe Frazier was awarded the Order of the Palmetto in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
edited (colour) picture Image:Wilt Chamberlain.jpg Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player wearing uniform of Harlem Globetrotters. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Levar Burton! NFL player, Jerome Bettis ! Rapper, Ice-T ! Singer, James Ingram !
By Josh Hallett
Publicity photo from the premiere of The Nat King Cole Show. Cole was the first African-American to host a program of this type. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Model, Selita Ebanks ! Activist, Claudia Jones ! NFL player, Darrell Green ! Actress/Singer, Amber Riley !
By Porter Hovey
Today in Afro History ! Aretha Franklin records ” Respect ” in 1967 ! Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta in Middleweight title fight in 1951 !

English: version of American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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: Picture of Aretha Franklin performing at the Nokia Theater in Dallas, Texas, on April 21, 2007. Photo taken by Ryan Arrowsmith. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) in the ring at Madison Square Garden for last time. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Abolitionist/Author, Frederick Douglas ! Actor/Tap Dancer, Gregory Hines ! NFL player, Steve McNair ! NFL player, Jadeveon Clowney ! NFL player, Alshon Jeffery !
South Carolina Gamecocks signee Jadeveon Clowney attempts to sack Tennessee Volunteers signee Justin Worley in a high school football game in Rock Hill, South Carolina on August 28, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Ian McCormick, retired American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens (at time of photo) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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