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 Puff LP: In the air without a... May 26, 2018 Why You're Hearing More 'Borrowing' on Pop... July 5, 2018 Happy Birthday to Michael Jackson ! August 29, 2024 Working Geek: From rap fans to immigrant... July 2, 2018 Today in Afro History ! The 54th... July 18, 2025 Cop Firing At Suspects Through Car Window July 18, 2018 Month after diss track, Drake emerges unfazed... June 29, 2018 Eagles make ring appear for magician Dorenbos June 21, 2018 Seasoned Manziel is in ‘different place now’ December 12, 2014 Shark tooth found in leg of boy... July 20, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.