Afro Birthdays

Todays Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Kerry Washington ! MLB player, Jackie Robinson ! MLB player, Ernie Banks ! Actor, Glynn Turmann ! NFL player, Vernon Davis ! NFL player, Mario Williams !

Jackie Robinson swinging a bat in Dodgers uniform, 1954. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Español: Ernie Banks. Suomi: Ernie Banks. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

398px-Mario_Williams “Mario Williams” by Lance Cpl. Brandon Love. Cropped by User:Blueag9.

454px-Vernon_davis_broncos “Vernon davis broncos” by original: Capt. Darin Overstreet of the U.S. Air Colorado National Guardderivative: Diddykong1130

324px-Glynn_Turman_headshot “Glynn Turman headshot” by Lisa Fulton

304px-Kerry_Washington_2_by_David_Shankbone “Kerry Washington 2 by David Shankbone” by David Shankbone

404px-Kerry_Washington_Met_Opera_2010_Shankbone-2 “Kerry Washington Met Opera 2010 Shankbone” by David Shankbone

January 31, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Jody Watley ! NBA player, Jalen Rose ! NFL player, Cameron Wake ! Sprinter, Angela Williams !

written by Marc Alexander

320px-Jalen_Rose_Detroit_BME_Leadership_Awards “Jalen Rose Detroit BME Leadership Awards” by Knight Foundation

393px-Cameron_Wake_2014 “Cameron Wake 2014” by Jeffrey Beall

Jwaffairs93_mini “Jwaffairs93 mini” by AvidMusicInc – Jody Watley.

January 30, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Talk Show Host/Actress, Oprah Winfrey ! Singer, Charlie Wilson !

written by Marc Alexander

Photo of Oprah Winfrey at her 50th birthday party at Hotel Bel Air (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Charlie Wilson after a press conference to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer at Navy Pier in Chicago. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Charlie Wilson at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago. (photo by Raymond Boyd) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Winfrey on the first national broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Oprah_Winfrey_in_Strøget,_Denmark_on_30_September_2009 By Bill Ebbesen Oprah Winfrey

January 29, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Andre Iguodala ! Rapper, Rakim ! Singer, Anthony Hamilton !

written by Marc Alexander

English: anthony hamilton Deutsch: anthony hamilton (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Rakim_at_Paid_Dues_2 “Rakim at Paid Dues 2” by Flowizm

403px-Andre_Iguodala “Andre Iguodala” by Gilbert_Arenas_and_Andre_Iguodala_2.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills,

January 28, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Blues Singer, Bobby “Blue” Bland ! Actor, John Witherspoon ! Actor, Roy Fegan ! NFL player, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson ! NFL player, Stevan Ridley !

written by Marc Alexander

Bobby “Blue” Bland at the Long Beach Blues Festival (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Stevan Ridley

370px-Stevan_Ridley By Jeffrey Beall

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January 27, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Vince Carter ! Singer, Anita Baker ! NFL player, Torrey Smith ! Activist, Angela Davis ! Gospel Singer, Kirk Franklin !

written by Marc Alexander

Angela Davis (right) in 1972 with her influential hairstyle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Civil rights activist Angela Davis wearing an afro in 1973. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vince Carter talks with a referee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Singer Anita Baker performs at the 17th Annual Salute to Freedom aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Nov. 6, 2008, in New York. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

435px-Vince_Carter_Suns_cropped “Vince Carter Suns cropped” by Vince_Carter_Suns.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills

Torrey Smith

220px-Torrey_Smith_and_2013_Superbowl_trophy By Marylandstater

Photo by Keith Allison

January 26, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Alicia Keys ! NFL player, Patrick Willis ! Actress, Jenifer Lewis ! Singer, Etta James ! NBA player, Josh Powell !

written by Marc Alexander

Lakers@Wolves_201004_0088 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alicia Keys live in Frankfurt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alicia Keys at Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis at training camp in Santa Clara, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Etta James, 2000 Music in the Park San Jose California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Alicia_Keys_live_Walmart_3 “Alicia Keys live Walmart 3” by Walmart from Bentonville, USA

January 25, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Aaron Neville ! Model/Actress Kenya Moore ! Actress, Tatyana Ali !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Tatyana Ali at the Presidential Inauguration (2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

American R&B singer Aaron Neville at a Grand Ole Opry concert in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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January 24, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Editor/Journalist, Susan L. Taylor ! Author, Derek Walcott ! NBA player, Larry Hughes ! Singer, Anita Pointer !

written by Marc Alexander

English: WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2009) Susan L. Taylor, editor of Essence Magazine at the Congressional Black Caucus meeting. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Karen E. Eifert/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize in Literature 1992; picture taken at his honorary dinner, Amsterdam, May 20th 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Larry Hughes dribbles the ball during the Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards game on April 6, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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January 23, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sam Cooke ! NFL player, Ray Rice ! NBA player, Greg Oden ! DJ Jazzy Jeff !

written by Marc Alexander

DJ Jazzy Jeff, cropped from larger photo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Baltimore Ravens Training Camp August 20, 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Basketplayer Greg Oden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

423px-Sam_Cooke_billboard-2 “Sam Cooke billboard” by RCA Victor Records

January 22, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! DJ Jam Master Jay ! NBA player, Hakeem Olajuwon ! Singer, Billy Ocean !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Singer and songwriter Billy Ocean live in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jam-Master Jay (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Hakeem Olujuwan signs autographs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 21, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter ! NBA player, Jason Richardson ! Actor, Reno Wilson ! Actress, Stacey Dash !

written by Marc Alexander

Embed from Getty Images Stacey Dash

Jason Richardson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lead Belly playing an accordion (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 20, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Publisher, John H. Johnson ! NFL player, Ottis Anderson ! Singer, Caron Wheeler ! NBA player, JaVale McGee ! Actress, Denise Boutte ! Singer, Trey Lorenz ! Actor, Shawn Wayans !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Shawn Wayans at Tempe Improv in 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Caron Wheeler at the Grammy Awards (cropped) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

332px-J_McGee_-_Wizards_vs_Heat_2009-04-04 “J McGee – Wizards vs Heat 2009-04-04” by Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA

View image | gettyimages.com Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz

View image | gettyimages.com Otis Anderson and Candida

“John H. Johnson” by not known

January 19, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Julius Peppers ! Actor, Jesse L. Martin ! Singer/Actress Samantha Mumba ! Dr. Daniel Hale Williams !

written by Marc Alexander

Daniel Hale Williams, c. 1900. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Actor Jesse L. Martin at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on September 26, 2006. Created by Insomniacpuppy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)