Today in Afro History ! Freedom rides begin in 1961 ! The First of the freedom riders left from Washington D.C. ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks passes away in 2013. The Supreme Court ruling in 1948, Shelley vs. Kraemer, stating that covenants prohibiting Afro Americans from purchasing real estate, are legally unenforceable.
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Today in Afro History ! Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks passes away in 2013. The Supreme Court ruling in 1948, Shelley vs. Kraemer, stating that covenants prohibiting Afro Americans from purchasing real estate, are legally unenforceable. was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, James Brown ! Boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson ! Actress, Meagan Tandy ! Actor, Dule Hill !
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English: American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) in the ring at Madison Square Garden for last time. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: version of American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Heinrich KlaffsToday’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, James Brown ! Boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson ! Actress, Meagan Tandy ! Actor, Dule Hill ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! First game of the National Negro Baseball League played in 1920 !
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Paul George ! Inventor, Elijah McCoy ! NBA player, Thabo Sefolosha ! Actor, Roscoe Lee Browne !
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Roscoe Lee Browne
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Paul George ! Inventor, Elijah McCoy ! NBA player, Thabo Sefolosha ! Actor, Roscoe Lee Browne ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro History ! Gwendolyn Brooks receives Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 !
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Ray Parker Jr. ! Actor, Darius McCrary ! Singer, Tina Atkins-Campbell ! Actress, Drew Sidora ! NBA player, Amir Johnson ! Hurdler, Michelle Perry ! First Afro American news anchor, Max Robinson !
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English: Ray Parker Jr. live at the Montreux Jazz Festival – July 15th, 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Clockwise from left: Steve (White), Laura (Williams), Myra (Thomas), Eddie (McCrary) Harriette (Payton) and Carl (VelJohnson) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka – Michelle Perry after winning the women’s 100 metres hurdles (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Ray Parker Jr. ! Actor, Darius McCrary ! Singer, Tina Atkins-Campbell ! Actress, Drew Sidora ! NBA player, Amir Johnson ! Hurdler, Michelle Perry ! First Afro American news anchor, Max Robinson ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today in Afro history ! Willie Mays hits 4 Home Runs in a single game in 1961 !
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English: President Barack Obama talks with baseball great Willie Mays aboard Air Force One en route to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis, July 14, 2009. Français : Le président Barack Obama discute avec l’ancien grand joueur de baseball Willie Mays à bord d’Air Force One en route pour le Match des étoiles de la Ligue majeure de baseball 2009 à St. Louis, 14 juillet 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Catch: Willie Mays hauls in Vic Wertz’s drive at the warning track in the 1954 World Series. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Original description: Willie Mays, standing, wearing baseball uniform, with arm around shoulders of Roy Campanella, seated / World Telegram & Sun photo by William C. Greene. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro history ! Willie Mays hits 4 Home Runs in a single game in 1961 ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player/Coach, Isiah Thomas ! NBA player, Brandon Bass !
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Today in Afro History ! Ashmun Institue becomes the first chartered Afro-American college in 1854, now named Lincoln University !
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Edward “Duke” Ellington ! Singer, Tammi Terrell ! Rapper/Producer, Master P ! Singer, Erica Atkins-Campbell !
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English: Duke Ellington, a famous jazz musician, poses with his piano at the KFG Radio Studio. KFG is Fitzsimons Army Medical Center’s radio station. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Edward “Duke” Ellington ! Singer, Tammi Terrell ! Rapper/Producer, Master P ! Singer, Erica Atkins-Campbell ! was last modified: April 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander
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