Afro History Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong becomes first Afro Miss Universe in 1977 ! written by Marc Alexander July 16, 2025 Cristal Montanez Miss Venezuela & Janelle Commissiong Miss Universe in Colombia Raising Funds Cancer Association (3) (Photo credit: Cristal Montanez Venezuela) View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong becomes first Afro Miss Universe in 1977 ! was last modified: July 7th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Jounalist, Ida B. Wells ! NFL legend, Barry Sanders ! Activist/BPP Member/BLA Member, Assata Shakur ! NBA player, Zach Randolph ! Actress, Rain Pryor ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Diahann Carroll ! NBA player/Harlem Globe Trotter, Cornelius “Connie” Hawkins ! Singer, Regina Belle ! Singer, Phoebe Snow ! You may also like Nuke Test: The Missile Is The Message... February 26, 2016 Is Jason Witten a first-ballot HOFer? Our... May 3, 2018 This Morning from CBS News, Sept. 15,... September 15, 2016 New Bedford's Ben Gilbarg pioneers a hip-hop... June 24, 2018 Arizona, New Orleans land ’23, ’24 Super... May 23, 2018 Music Midtown Announces Exciting Lineup With Kendrick... June 11, 2018 Deep crop of running backs in draft... April 12, 2018 Davido, Wizkid, Simi, Olamide dominate Headies 2018... April 13, 2018 Remembering Jesse Owens’ Four Gold Medals Olympics... August 9, 2025 LeBron ‘fine,’ but Cavs to keep eye... May 1, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.