Afro History
Today in Afro History ! St. Kitts and Nevis gain independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 !
English: For use in St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla, based off of Image:LocationAnguilla.png, a wikipedia map, seen below. Image:LocationAnguilla.png (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: The Grey Area Around the Red Star Indicates the Location and City Limits of the City of Basseterre on the Island of St. Kitts. Suomi: Basseterren kaupungin sijainti on merkitty karttaan punaisella tähdellä. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jimi Hendrix performs for Dutch television show Hoepla in 1967. Nederlands: Jimi Hendrix treedt op in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Hoepla in 1967. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell during a Jimi Hendrix Experience’s performance for Dutch television show Hoepla in 1967. Nederlands: Jimi Hendrix en Mitch Mitchell tijdens een optreden van The Jimi Hendrix Experience in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Hoepla in 1967. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Vanessa Williams becomes the first Afro American woman to be crowned Miss America in 1983 !
Today in Afro History !” The Emperor Jones” starring Paul Robeson is released in 1933 !

Paul Robeson,American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin peace prize laureate. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks in 1978 at the Superdome in New Orleans, making him the first Heavyweight to win the Championship title three times !

Muhammad Ali, who engaged in more ‘fight of the year’ contests than any other fighter in boxing history, sixCitation needed spanning almost two decades. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Zaire) in 1960 !

English: Meeting in the Oval Office between Nixon and President Mobutu Sese Seku of Zaire. (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)

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 ! Willie Mays hits his 500th career Home Run in 1965 ! Tupac Shakur dies in 1996.
Today in Afro History ! Dr. Mae Carol Jemison becomes the first Afro American woman in space in 1992 ! Anti-Aparthied activist Steve Biko dies while in police custody in 1977.

Dr. Mae C. Jemison, First African-American Woman in Space – GPN-2004-00020 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Serena Williams wins Grand Slam Tournament in 1999, making her the first Afro American woman to win it since Althea Gibson won it in 1958 ! Peter Tosh is killed in 1987.

Peter Tosh with Al Anderson and Robbie Shakespeare, Bush Doctor Tour, Cardiff 1978 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Third seed Serena Williams, USA returns a shot during her 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 victory over Natalie Dechy, at the Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! George Washington Buckner is named minister to Liberia in 1913 !

English: This is a cropped version of an image from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division of Dr. George Washington Buckner (1855-1943), United States Minister and Consul General to Liberia, 1913-1915. According to the LOC notes, there are “[n]o known restrictions on publication.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes the first Afro American male to win the U.S Open in 1968 !
Today in Afro History ! Desmond Tutu becomes the first Afro South African to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa in 1986 !

English: South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivered a speech at the first International Ethics Conference at the University of Botswana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Kingdom of Swaziland gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 !

Swazis dancing in a cultural village show. Author: Christoph Riedl SWAZILAND (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Traditional homes in Swaziland and still widely used outside of the towns. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)