Afro History Today in Afro History ! Edward W. Brooke becomes the first Afro American Senator in 1966 ! written by Marc Alexander November 8, 2025 English: , United States Senator from Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Embed from Getty Images Today in Afro History ! Edward W. Brooke becomes the first Afro American Senator in 1966 ! was last modified: November 3rd, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Esther Rolle ! Actress, Alfre Woodard ! Singer, Minnie Riperton ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Dorothy Dandridge ! Baseball player/ Manager, Bob Gibson ! Scientist, Benjamin Banneker ! Gospel Singer, Donnie McClurkin ! Rapper, Sandra ” Pepa” Denton ! Singer, Sisqo ! You may also like Judge Denies Parents’ Attempt To Change Transgender... July 11, 2018 The Sorority Pledge April 16, 2018 Q&A: The family-made band The Powers talks... July 5, 2018 Officials say Florida suspect blended in with... February 15, 2018 Happy Birthday to Steph Curry ! March 14, 2026 Thrill-seeking travel vloggers killed in waterfall accident July 7, 2018 The Nightowls, May 18 May 9, 2018 Southwest planes cleared to fly despite overdue... February 26, 2015 New DNA tech ID’s 1981 murder victim... April 12, 2018 How a Philadelphia church is using sports... July 21, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.