Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Hank Aaron breaks home run record in 1974 !

English: Milwaukee Braves outfielder and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron in a 1960 issue of Baseball Digest. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron at the 2008 All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade. © Rubenstein, photographer Martyna Borkowski (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Hank Aaron’s Hall of Fame plaque (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Hank Aaron’s jersey worn when he broke Babe Ruth’s record. 03:09, 23 May 2005 . . Googie man . . 270×382 (24,156 bytes) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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April 8, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Booker T. Washington becomes the first Afro American to have his picture put on U.S. Postage Stamp in 1940 !

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Booker T. Washington, half-length portrait, seated (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photograph of Booker Washington and Theodore Roosevelt at Tuskegee Institute. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. Digitally retouched. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Booker T Washington” – NARA – 559045 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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April 7, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Matthew A. Henson served as navigator to a small group of explorers that were the first to reach the North Pole in 1909 !

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Matthew Henson, American explorer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlains career scoring Record of 31,419 points in 1984 !

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English: Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Boston Celtics Robert Parish and Kevin McHale late 1980s (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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April 5, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in 1968.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet before a press conference. Both men had come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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

Martin Luther King, 1964 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Martin Luther King Jr.

April 4, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce dies in plane crash in 1996 !

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Ronald Harmon Brown, Secretary of Commerce for President Clinton (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today in Afro History ! John Thompson becomes the first Afro American Head Coach to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in 1984 !

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John Thompson, Ronald Reagan, Patrick Ewing

April 2, 2025 0 comment

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Today in Afro History ! Singer, Marvin Gaye is killed in 1984.

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Marvin Gaye in 1973 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Marvin Gaye performing in concert during the 1970s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in a promotional 1967 photo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Marvin Gaye

April 1, 2025 0 comment

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Today in Afro History ! Thomas Mundy Peterson becomes the first Afro American to vote because of the 15th Amendment in 1870 !

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March 31, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted in 1870, which prohibits the denying of any citizen the right to vote based on race or color !

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1870 celebration of the Fifteenth Amendment as a guarantee of African American voting rights (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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The First Vote

March 30, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Jazz singer, Joe Williams passes away in 1999.

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Jazz singer Joe Williams (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Joe Williams

March 29, 2025 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Bill Russell becomes the first Afro American to coach an NBA team in 1966 !

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Bill Russell waiting in the Green Room of the White House. He is about to receive the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell during a basketball game (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Bill Russell

March 28, 2025 0 comment

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Today in Afro History ! Actor, Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985 !

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Billy Dee Williams’ Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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English: Actor Billy Dee Williams at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. Photographed by Luigi Novi. This photo may only be used if the photographer is properly credited. (See Licensing information below.) Category:2009 Big Apple Convention Category:Billy Dee Williams (Photo credit: Wikipedia)