Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Blake Griffin ! MLB player, Curtis Granderson Jr. ! NFL player, Ozzie Newsome ! NBA player, Tim Hardaway Jr. ! NFL player, Rodney Peete ! Rapper, Flavor Flav !

English: Flavor Flav from Public Enemy performing live at BBQ Beats, Riverstage Brisbane Australia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Curtis Granderson running during a game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on August 28, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin during a game against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in Washington on March 12, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA

March 16, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sly Stone ! NFL head coach, Mike Tomlin ! NBA player, Jabari Parker ! NFL player, Tavon Austin !

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Promotional photo of Sly & the Family Stone for Rolling Stone, 1970 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Sly and the Family Stone play the Opera House in Bournemouth. Mojo review. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin – September 16, 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Jabari Parker

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March 15, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Stephen Curry ! Music Producer, Quincy Jones ! NBA Player, Larry Johnson ! MLB player, Kirby Puckett ! NBA player, Anthony Bennett ! Actress, Elise Neal ! Actress, Penny Johnson Jerold !

written by Marc Alexander

Wizards v/s Warriors 03/02/11 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Grammy Award-winning producer Quincy Jones presented a platinum copy of “Fly Me to the Moon” to Senator John Glenn and Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong during NASA’s 50th anniversary gala. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA

March 14, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Caron Butler ! Jazz Musician, Roy Haynes ! Rapper, Common ! Actor, Fred “Rerun” Berry !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Caron Butler with the Washington Wizards (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Kobe Bryant fades over Caron Butler. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Rapper Common performing at the Ilosaarirock festival on the 13th of July 2008 in Joensuu, Finland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Keith Allison

March 13, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Al Jarreau ! MLB player, Darryl Strawberry ! Actor, Courtney B. Vance ! Politician, Andrew Young ! Singer, Tony Terry !

written by Marc Alexander

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Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance by David Shankbone (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

, former UN ambassador. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Al Jarreau

March 12, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Anthony Davis ! Actor Terrence Howard ! Singer LeToya Luckett ! Singer, Cheryl Lynn ! Singer, Bobby McFerrin !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Oscar-nominated actor Terrence Howard describes his experiences and impressions of the Air Force during an interview May 27 in New York. Mr. Howard visited two Air Force bases and trained with Airmen while preparing for his role as Lt. Col. James Rhodes in the movie Iron Man. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Bobby McFerrin photo by Szaniszlo Ivor 2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Anthony Davis

March 11, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Jasmine Guy ! Educator/Author, Hallie Quinn Brown ! NBA player, Kwame Brown ! Actor, Edi Gathegi ! NFL player, Martellus Bennett ! Rapper/Producer, Timberland !

written by Marc Alexander

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Hallie Quinn Brown (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Kwame Brown playing with the Detroit Pistons. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 29, 2009: Actor Edi Gathegi arriving at the premiere of “Push”, Mann Theater, Westwood. Italiano: Edi Gathegi alla premiere di “Push”. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Martellus Bennett (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Jasmine Guy

March 10, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz Saxophonist, Ornette Coleman ! Actor, Emmanuel Lewis ! Rapper/Actor, Bow Wow !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Bow Wow performed at the “Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future” concert at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Ornette Coleman live at Saalfelden 2009 Italiano: Ornette Coleman live a Saalfelden 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: American jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ornette Coleman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: American actor Emmanuel Lewis, cropped from photo DF-ST-88-05173 President Ronald Reagan appears on stage with some of the cast of “Bob Hope’s High Flying Birthday Extravaganza,” a television show celebrating comedian Bob Hope’s 84th birthday. On stage are actor Kirk Cameron, comedienne Phyllis Diller, actor Emmanuel Lewis, comedienne Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. The show preceded the ninth international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo ’87. Exact Date Shot Unknown. POPE AIR FORCE BASE (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 9, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Boris Kodjoe ! Actress, Louise Beavers ! Civil Rights Activist/Lawyer, Clarence Mitchell Jr. ! NBA player, Kenny Smith ! Actor, Leon Robinson !

written by Marc Alexander

Cropped screenshot of Louise Beavers from the film Imitation of Life (1934) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Leon Robinson in Manhattan in October 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: President Lyndon B. Johnson and Clarence Mitchell (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Boris Kodjoe

March 8, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Brandon T. Jackson ! Comedian/Actress, Wanda Sykes ! NFL player, Lynn Swann ! Ballerina, Janet Collins !

written by Marc Alexander

Brandon T. Jackson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Photo of Wanda Sykes taken at the Hue-Man bookstore signing of her book Yeah, I Said It in Harlem, New York on September 20, 2004 by Nightscream. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Janet Collins, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right / World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Palumbo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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March 7, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Shaquille O’Neal ! Jazz Guitarist, Wes Montgomery ! Singer, Mary Wilson ! Comedian, DL Hughley ! NBA player, Marcus Smart ! Actress, Anna Maria Horsford !

written by Marc Alexander

Mary Wilson at Spaso House (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Keith Allison

March 6, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Eddy Grant ! NFL player, Michael Irvin ! Actor, Michael Warren ! Actress/Comedian, Marsha Warfield ! NBA Coach, Mike Brown !

written by Marc Alexander

Michael Irvin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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March 5, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player/Mayor, Kevin Johnson ! Inventor, Garrett A. Morgan ! Singer, Bobby Womack ! Singer/Activist, Miriam Makeba ! Singer, K Michelle !

written by Marc Alexander

Garrett Morgan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bobby Womack performing on Orange Stage with Gorillaz on Roskilde Festival 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Dianna Miller

March 4, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! NFL player, Herschel Walker ! Olympian, Jackie Joyner-Kersee ! NFL player, Santonio Holmes ! Rapper, Tone-Loc !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Jackie Joyner Kersee on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 16, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Santonio Holmes running after a reception – October 15, 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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367px-Herschel_Walker_visit_with_USAFA_Class_of_2016_Basic_Cadet_Training-2 By DVIDSHUB (Photo by Michael Kaplan) – Flickr: Herschel Walker visit with USAFA Class of 2016 Basic Cadet Training

March 3, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! NFL player, Reggie Bush ! NFL player, Shane Vereen ! Rapper, Method Man ! NFL player, Malcolm Butler !

written by Marc Alexander

Method Man (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Cal running back Shane Vereen at the 2009 Cal Fan Appreciation Day at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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March 2, 2026 0 comment

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