Afro Universe Dedicated to Afro Brothers & Sisters Everywhere
You are here: Home / Afro History
Category Archives: Afro History
Feed Subscription
Today in Afro History ! Jane Bolin becomes the first Afro American woman Judge in the United States. She was appointed by N.Y.C Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to The Court of Domestic Relations in 1939 !
Today in Afro History ! Hank Aaron becomes the 2nd MLB player to hit 700 Home Runs in 1973 ! “The New Orleans Tribune ” becomes the first afro daily newspaper published in 1864 !
View image | gettyimages.com Read More »
Today in Afro History ! Afro American troops of the 24th infantry regiment win its first victory in the Korean War in 1950 !
Today in Afro History ! The first U.S Army flying school for Afro American cadets is formed in 1941. Based in Tuskegee Alabama, the 99th Pursuit Squadron later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen !
Today in Afro History ! The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment that was composed of Afro American solders, attack Fort Wagner in 1863 !
Today in Afro History ! John Coltrane passes away in 1967 !
Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong becomes first Afro Miss Universe in 1977 !
View image | gettyimages.com Read More »
Today in Afro History ! Jazz Legend, Freddie Keppard passes away in 1933.
Today in Afro History ! The George Washington Carver National Monument opens in 1953, making it the first National Monument dedicated to an Afro American ! John Standard patents an improvement to the refrigerator in 1891 !
Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985 !
View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com Read More »
Today in Afro History ! The 1967 Newark riots erupted because of police racial profiling, lack of quality education and jobs. Ended on july 17 after 26 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com Read More »
Today in Afro History ! The Niagara Movement is founded by W.E.B. Du Bois in 1905.
Today in Afro History ! Dr. Daniel Hale Williams becomes the first Afro American to perform open heart surgery in 1893 !
