Afro History Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! written by Marc Alexander July 6, 2025 Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! was last modified: July 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Kevin Hart ! Actress/Singer, Della Reese ! Rapper, 50 Cent ! Actress, Tia Mowry ! Actress, Tamera Mowry ! NFL player, Brandon Jacobs ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Baseball Legend, Satchel Paige ! WNBA star Lisa Leslie ! Writer, Margaret Walker ! Actor, Allen Payne ! Singer, Sevyn Streeter ! You may also like Police Apprehend Woman Who Escaped Custody In... March 9, 2015 Sources: Sixers re-sign Redick to 1-year deal July 2, 2018 Protests follow President Trump to Scotland —... July 14, 2018 $800,000 bail for soldiers on ganja charges November 24, 2020 R&B Artist NAKAYA Abandons Bygone Love for... July 20, 2018 JTA candidate lashes Black River Mayor June 15, 2015 Police: Worker At Trendy Midtown Restaurant Choked,... November 11, 2018 Drake Hits 170M Streams On Apple Music,... June 30, 2018 Durant’s Double Double Lifts Warriors Over Nets November 11, 2018 Top 5 most viewed Private Quarters homes... March 27, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.