Today 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)
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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 ShankboneToday in Afro History ! The first elected president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah is ousted in a military coup in 1966.
President John F. Kennedy Attends Arrival Ceremonies for Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, President of the Republic of Ghana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Kwame Nkrumah’s grave inside the Kwame Nkrumah memorial in Accra Ghana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ! MLB player, Eddie Murray ! Actor, O’Shea Jackson Jr. !
English: Floyd Mayweather during a press conference for the fight against Victor Ortiz at the Hudson Theatre on June 28, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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By DEWALT POWER TOOLS FIGHT NIGHT CLUB 2010Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Author W.E.B Du Bois ! NBA player, Andrew Wiggins ! NFL player, Charles Tillman ! NFL player, Byron Maxwell ! NFL player, Ed “Too Tall” Jones ! Actress, Niecy Nash !
Niecy Nash at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963), co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in 1918. Deutsch: Der Soziologe William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Mitbegründer der afroamerikanischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), aufgenommen 1918 von C.M. Battey (1873–1927). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



