Afro History
Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson breaks baseball’s color barrier in 1945 ! Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in 1974.
Today in Afro History ! The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar changes it’s name to The United Republic of Tanzania in 1964 ! Muhammad Ali wins first pro fight in 1960 !

English: Bust portrait of Muhammad Ali, World Journal Tribune photo by Ira Rosenberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Tanzania (orthographic projection) Português: Tanzânia (projeção ortográfica) Español: Tanzania (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photo by umbertodpc 
 An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]
 An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]
Today in Afro History ! Omega Psi Phi fraternity is incorporated in 1914 !
Today in Afro History ! The Democratic Republic of the Congo is renamed Zaire in 1971 ! St. Vincent and the Grenadines gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 !

Primary school students in a classroom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger meets with President Mobutu of Zaire in his Pentagon office, Room 3E880. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Hattie McDaniel, the first Afro American to win an Academy Award passes away in 1952. Benjamin Bannecker, scientist/surveyor passes away in 1806.
Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is sentenced to 5 years in prison in 1962 ! Uganda joins the United Nation in 1962 !

English: Uganda (orthographic projection) Português: Uganda (projeção ortográfica) Español: Uganda (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Português: Brasília – O presidente da África do Sul, Nelson Mandela, é recebido na capital federal. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Rosa Parks passes away in 2005. Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and is renamed The Republic of Zambia in 1964 !

English: Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Mrs. Rosa Parks altered the negro progress in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955, by the bus boycott she unwillingly began. National Archives record ID: 306-PSD-65-1882 (Box 93). Source: Ebony Magazine Ελληνικά: Φωτογραφία της Rosa Parks με τον Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (περ. 1955.) Español: Fotografía de Rosa Parks con Martin Luther King jr. (aprox. 1955). Français : Photographie Rosa Parks (ca. 1955) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Zambia (orthographic projection) Português: Zâmbia (projeção ortográfica) Español: Zambia (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! NAACP makes an appeal to the United Nations on racism in 1947 !

W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963), co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in 1918. Deutsch: Der Soziologe William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Mitbegründer der afroamerikanischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), aufgenommen 1918 von C.M. Battey (1873–1927). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Supremes becomes the first all female group to have a No. 1 selling album in 1966 ! Actor, Cleavon Little passes away in 1992 !

The Supremes: Diana Ross (left), Mary Wilson (center), Florence Ballard (right) circa 1965 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! A coup d’etat brings Siad Barre to power in Somalia in 1969 !
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.

Johnny Bright Photo by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives 

Intentional late hit breaks Johnny Bright’s jaw Photo by A Meyers 91 
Today in Afro History ! The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy after its invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 !

Orthographic map of Africa, showing Ethiopia location. Français : Carte orthographique de l’Afrique, montrant l’emplacement de l’Éthiopie. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Botswana and Lesotho join the United Nations in 1966 !

English: Katse Dam in Lesotho, Africa. Français : Le barrage de Katse, au Lesotho. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The 192 m high Maletsunyane Falls, found near the village of Semonkong, in the Country of Lesotho. Français : La cascade de Maletsunyane (192 m), près du village de Semonkong (Lesotho). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bushmen in Deception Valley, Botswana demonstrating how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Location of Botswana Español: Mapa de Botsuana Suomi: Botswanan sijainti (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A female Lechwe (Kobus leche) jumping over a patch of clear water in Okavango Delta, Botswana, June 2005. The original is available (in Nikon’s raw format) under a different license. пан Бостон-Київський 20:35, 17 March 2006 (UTC) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)








































