Afro History

Today in Afro History ! The Post- Apartheid South African Government/ANC, takes control of the Ciskei homeland in 1994 !

written by Marc Alexander

A rural area in Ciskei, one of the apartheid era homelands (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: South Africa (orthographic projection) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Location of Ciskei (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: school building of a settlement in former homeland Ciskei (South Africa) between Middledrift and King William’s Town Deutsch: Schulgebäude in einer Siedlung vom ehemaligen Homeland Ciskei (Südafrika) zwischen Middledrift und King William’s Town (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Ciskei2 By User:Jcwf, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32978

March 22, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Actor, James Baskett receives Academy Award in 1947 ! Namibia gains its independence from South Africa in 1990 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Map of Namibia Español: Mapa de Namibia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

James Baskett (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Clockwise from left: Ginny (Luana Patten), Uncle Remus (James Baskett), Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) and Toby (Glenn Leedy) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Sand dunes in Namib Desert, Namibia Deutsch: Sanddünen in der Namib-Wüste, Namibia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Detaillierte Karte Namibias. (FINALE VERSION) Detailed map of Namibia. (FINAL VERSION) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cape Ground Squirrels close to Solitaire in the Namib desert, Namibia Deutsch: Borstenhörnchen in der nähe von Solitaire, Namibwüste, Namibia Français : Des ecureuils de terre près de Solitaire, en Namibie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Uncle_Remus_Disney_screenshot-2 By Disney’s Song of the South,

James Baskett as Uncle Remus

March 21, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Jan Ernst Matzeliger patents the shoe “Lasting Machine” in 1883 !

written by Marc Alexander

Zwikmachine. Uitgevonden door Jan Ernst Matzeliger in 1883. Lastingmachine. Invented by Jan Ernst Matzeliger in 1883 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jan Ernst Matzeliger (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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March 20, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Michael Jordan returns to Bulls after a 17 month retirement in 1995. Phoenix is striped of hosting the Super Bowl after Arizona refused to recognize MLK Holiday in 1991.

written by Marc Alexander

English: Former basketball player Michael Jordan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 19, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! 200 former slaves leave Savannah Ga. to establish themselves in Liberia Africa in 1895 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Map of Liberia Español: Mapa de Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Young boy grinding sugar cane between Flumpa and Kpeyi, Liberia, 1968. Français : Jeune garçon moulant de la canne à sucre au Liberia en 1968. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

rainbow over Liberia, 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lake Bomi, Tubmanburg, Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Coat of arms of Liberia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 18, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Mike Tyson defeats Frank Bruno to regain Heavyweight Title in 1996 !

written by Marc Alexander

Français : Boxer Mike Tyson in the ring at Las Vegas, Nevada, ca. October 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Mike Tyson at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

344px-Mike_Tyson_Portrait_lighting_corrected By Brian Birzer

Mike Tyson

March 17, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! “Freedom’s Journal”, the first Afro American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded in 1827 !

written by Marc Alexander

The image of Freedom’s Journal vol.1 no. 3, published on 23 March 1827 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 16, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Maurice Ashley becomes the first Afro American to receive the rank of International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999 !

written by Marc Alexander

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English: Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966 in St. Andrew, Jamaica) is a chess grandmaster. He is the first and as of 2009[update] only African-American grandmaster. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 15, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in New York in 1821 !

written by Marc Alexander

640px-John_Wesley_AME_Zion_Church_(1)-2 By AgnosticPreachersKid at en.wikipedia

John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church located in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington D.C. Est. 1847

March 14, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in 6th round of heavy weight title fight in 1961 !

written by Marc Alexander

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By CBS Television

March 13, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker passes away in 1955.

written by Marc Alexander

Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Miles Davis, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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“Bird Lives,” (sculpture of Charlie “Bird” Parker) by Robert Graham (sculptor), 1999 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Charlie Parker residence on National Register of Historic Places in New York City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Charlie_Parker,_Tommy_Potter,_Miles_Davis,_Duke_Jordan,_Max_Roach_(Gottlieb_06851) By William P. Gottlieb

March 12, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin In The Sun” opened on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre in 1959 !

written by Marc Alexander

1st edition cover (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Lorraine Hansberry

March 11, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! James Earl Ray pleads guilty to killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969.

written by Marc Alexander

English: Tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr. & Coretta Scott King (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Martin Luther King, 1964 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Gracie Mansion, Rev. Martin Luther King press conference / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Martin Luther King leaning on a lectern. Deutsch: 1964: Martin Luther King Português: Martin Luther King (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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March 10, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Andrew Brimmer is sworn in as the first Afro American member of the Federal Reserve Board in 1966 ! Rapper, Notorious B.I.G. is killed in 1997.

written by Marc Alexander

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By Robert L. Knudsen – LBJ

March 9, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Ghana joins the United Nations in 1957 ! Henry L. Marsh III elected first Afro American Mayor of Richmond Virginia in 1977 !

written by Marc Alexander

Beach with palms in Ghana, Westafrica (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Map of Ghana Español: Mapa de Ghana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Supreme Court of Ghana is a lovely example of the colonial architecture in West Africa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Photo of the Independence Arch in Accra, Ghana, built to commemorate Ghana’s independence. The national motto, Freedom and Justice is boldly inscribed at the top of the arch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A group of drummers in Accra, Ghana, wearing dashiki shirts and knitted kufi caps. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

March 8, 2026 0 comment

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