Afro Birthdays Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie ! Astronaut, Ronald McNair ! NBA player, Shelden Williams ! NBA player, Festus Ezeli ! Actress, LaTanya Richardson ! written by Marc Alexander October 21, 2026 View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com LaTanya Richardson and Samuel L. Jackson Shelden Williams Ronald McNair Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie ! Astronaut, Ronald McNair ! NBA player, Shelden Williams ! NBA player, Festus Ezeli ! Actress, LaTanya Richardson ! was last modified: October 5th, 2026 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today in Afro History ! The” Johnny Bright Incident ” occurs in 1951. Governor, Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency in Kenya in 1952 because of the Mau Mau Uprising. next post Today in Afro History ! A coup d’etat brings Siad Barre to power in Somalia in 1969 ! You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Brandon... July 5, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Idris Elba... September 6, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian/Actor, Chris Rock... February 7, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Nas !... September 14, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Opera singer, Marian... February 27, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Hurdler, Lolo Jones... August 5, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Author, Toni Morrison... February 18, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Blues Singer, Bobby... January 27, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Academy Award winning... June 10, 2026 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Kenan Thompson... May 10, 2026 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.