Marc Alexander
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Giancarlo Esposito ! Singer, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins ! Singer, Avant ! Jamaican Sprinter, Novlene Williams-Mills !

Today in Afro History ! The United Negro College fund is Founded in 1944 ! Charles “Chuck” Cooper becomes the first Afro American player to be drafted by an NBA team ! He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1950.

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Singer, Ella Fitzgerald ! NBA player, Tim Duncan ! Harlem Globetrotter, Meadowlark Lemon ! NFL player, DeAngelo Williams !

DeAngelo Williams at the Sorcerer Hat Stage during ESPN The Weekend, February 26, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By William P. Gottlieb
Ella Fitzgerald
Today in Afro History ! Gambia Becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970 !

English: January 2008 / Serekunda, The Gambia. Français : Sourire de Gambie. Photo prise en Janvier 2008 à Serrekunda, en Gambie. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Gambia River in its lower reaches flowing through the entire length of The Gambia up to its joining the North Atlantic Ocean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian/Actor, Cedric The Entertainer ! Actress, Reagan Gomez-Preston ! Actor, Derek Luke ! Actor, Djimon Hounsou !

Cedric the Entertainer at the Johnson Family Vacation film premiere at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Beninese actor Djimon Hounsou arrive at the premiere of Push, Mann Theater, Westwood. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Namibia joins the United Nations in 1990 ! Charlotte E. Ray becomes the first Afro American female lawyer in 1872 !

Detaillierte Karte Namibias. (FINALE VERSION) Detailed map of Namibia. (FINAL VERSION) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Sand dunes in Namib Desert, Namibia Deutsch: Sanddünen in der Namib-Wüste, Namibia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A picture of the skyline of Windhoek, Namibia. In the foreground you can see the location of TransNamib, The Namibian Railway. The mountains of the Khomas Hochland dominate the horizon with the Christuskirche visible in the middle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cape Ground Squirrels close to Solitaire in the Namib desert, Namibia Deutsch: Borstenhörnchen in der nähe von Solitaire, Namibwüste, Namibia Français : Des ecureuils de terre près de Solitaire, en Namibie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Inventor, Granville T. Woods ! Middle Distance Runner, Alysia Montano !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Marshawn Lynch ! Jazz performer Charles Mingus ! MLB player, Dee Gordon ! Actress, Sherri Shepherd ! NBA player, DeJuan Blair !

Cal running back Marshawn Lynch at the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl. The Golden Bears defeated the BYU Cougars 35-28. Lynch was the game MVP. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: NEW YORK (May 27, 2010) Sherri Shephard, host of the ABC talk show, The View. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ash Severe/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: DeJuan Blair of the San Antonio Spurs in pose, during the Spurs-Nuggets match on 12-22-2010 in San Antonio, TX. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Kelly Bailey
Marshawn Lynch
Today in Afro History ! Milton L. Olive III becomes the first Afro American to receive The Congressional Medal of Honor for the Vietnam War in 1966. Nina Simone passes away in 2003.

Private First Class Milton Lee Olive, III, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today’s Afro Birthday ! NBA player, Rodney Stuckey ! NFL player, Tarvaris Jackson ! Actor, Brian J. White ! Gospel singer, Clara Ward ! NFL player, Carnell “Cadillac” Williams !

Auburn running back Carnell Williams was one of the stars of the Auburn offense during the 2004 season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Rodney Stuckey, of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons, during a 2008 basketball game against the Washington Wizards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Michael Jordan sets NBA record with 63 points in a Playoff game in 1986 ! Harriet Tubman starts working with the Underground Railroad in 1853 !
Tubman (far left), with Davis (seated, with cane), their adopted daughter Gertie (beside Tubman), Lee Cheney, John “Pop” Alexander, Walter Green, Blind “Aunty” Sarah Parker, and great-niece, Dora Stewart at Tubman’s home in Auburn, New York circa 1887 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Picture of Michael Jordan at a basketball game. Français : Photo de Michael Jordan lors d’un match de basket. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)