English: Uganda (orthographic projection) Português: Uganda (projeção ortográfica) Español: Uganda (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By USAID Africa Bureau – Cultural celebrations resumed with the end of the LRA conflict in Northern UgandaUploaded by Elitre
Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! Actor/Activist Harry Belafonte ! Actress, Lupita Nyong’o ! Author, Ralph Ellison ! NBA player, Chris Webber !
By U.S. Information Agency.
Today in Afro History ! Singer, Michael Jackson wins 8 grammy awards for “Thriller” in 1984 !
The platinum record for Michael Jackson’s Thriller album on display at the Hard Rock Café, Hollywood in Universal City, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: The star of Michael Jackson on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood Deutsch: Der Stern von Michael Jackson auf dem Walk of Fame in Hollywood (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By CBS Television
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Tayshaun Prince ! NFL player, Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith ! Actress, Rae Dawn Chong ! MLB player, Aroldis Chapman ! Actress, Tasha Smith !
By Keith Allison from Baltimore, USAToday in Afro History ! Carl Lewis breaks world indoor long jump record in 1984 !
English: Carl Lewis in midair during a long jump for track and field as an athlete at the University of Houston (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)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Opera singer, Marian Anderson ! NBA player, James Worthy ! Saxophonist, Dexter Gordon ! Singer, Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas ! NFL player, Chandler Jones ! NBA player, Devin Harris !
Michael Jordan, Dean Smith, and James Worthy at UNC Basketball game. Feb. 10, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Dexter Gordon in Amsterdam (2). 1980. Picture taken by Albert Kok (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By S. Hurok-classical concert promoter
Today in Afro History ! Civil Rights Activist, Jimmie Lee Jackson dies after being shot by Alabama State Trooper during peaceful march in 1965. His death inspired the Selma to Montgomery marches.
English: Civil Rights Movement Co-Founder Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and his wife Mrs. Juanita Abernathy follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH in 1965. The Children are Donzaleigh Abernathy in striped sweater, Ralph David Abernathy, 3rd and Juandalynn R. Abernathy in glasses. Name of the white Minister in the photo is unknown. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Erykah Badu ! NFL player, Marshall Faulk ! Actor/Director, Bill Duke ! Singer, Antoine ” Fats” Domino !
A screenshot of Fats Domino singing “Blueberry Hill” on the “Alan Freed Show” 1956. The picture quality is bad, taken from a video-tape source. I feel this may be useful as the image is public, as it’s a screenshot from a TV series not under copyright. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Photo of Marshall Faulk when he was interviewed at KUSI-TV In San Diego (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Boxer, Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston for the Heavy Weight championship in 1964 ! Elijah Muhammad passes away in 1975.
Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
cliff1066 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/4438857719/Today’s Afro Birthday ! Model/Actress, Veronica Webb ! Olympic Gold Medalist (sprinter) Donald Quarrie ! NFL player, James Starks ! Actress, Rashida Jones !
English: Green Bay Packer running back James Starks riding a fan’s bicycle at pre-season training camp, Green Bay Wisconsin, August 1, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By David Shankbone


