Afro History
Today in Afro History ! Saint Lucia gains its independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 !
English: This photo is taken by Chensiyuan; it shows the town of Soufrière, St Lucia, as seen from the road approaching it from the north, and in the background the twin peaks of Petit Piton and Gros Piton. Español: Esta foto tomada por Chensiyuan muestra el pueblo de Soufrière, en Santa Lucía, visto desde la carretera que se aproxima a él desde el norte, y en el fondo están los dos picos Petit Piton y Gros Piton. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The village of Soufriere lit up as night falls. the Pitons in the background are volcanic plugs rising straight out ogf the sea. St. Lucia W.I. the pitons are a world heritage site. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Pitons in St. Lucia with the fishing village of Soufriere in the foreground (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Petit Piton, St. Lucia. Gros Piton in the background. Deutsch: Petit Piton, St. Lucia. Im Hintergrund Gros Piton. Euskara: Petit Piton eta Gros Piton mendiak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Activist, Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City in 1965.
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)
English: Malcolm X waiting for a press conference to begin on March 26, 1964 Deutsch: Malcolm X, aufgenommen am 26. März 1964, auf den Beginn einer Pressekonferenz wartend (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Abolitionist/Author, Frederick Douglas passes away in 1895.
Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall at Howard University in Washington, DC. This building, along with three others, was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2001. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By C.M. Battey
Today in Afro History ! Activist W.E.B. Du Bois organizes the first Pan-African Congress in 1919 ! John Singleton becomes the first Afro American Director, nominated for an Academy Award in 1992 !

English: Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton, taken during a USC Football rally (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Cornelius Marion
Today in Afro History ! Speed Skater, Shani Davis becomes the first Afro athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics in 2006 !
By Nancy Pelosi
By Mingo HagenEnglish: Thelonious Monk, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, ca. September 1947. Photograph by William P. Gottlieb (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Thelonious Monk and Howard McGhee at Minton’s Playhouise, ca. September 1947. Photography by William P. Gotlieb. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill, Minton’s Playhouse, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947 (Photograph by William P. Gottlieb) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By William P. Gottlieb
Today in Afro History ! Wilt Chamberlain scores his 30,000th point in 1972 ! Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis to win World Championship Title in 1970 !
English: Joe Frazier was awarded the Order of the Palmetto in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
edited (colour) picture Image:Wilt Chamberlain.jpg Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player wearing uniform of Harlem Globetrotters. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Wilt_Chamberlain_Bill_Russell.jpg: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographerderivative work
Publicity photo from the premiere of The Nat King Cole Show. Cole was the first African-American to host a program of this type. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Cleary, Strauss, Irwin & Goodman-publicity
Today in Afro History ! Aretha Franklin records ” Respect ” in 1967 ! Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta in Middleweight title fight in 1951 !

English: version of American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) being held aloft by other boxers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Aretha Franklin sings “My Country ‘Tis Of Thee'” at the U.S. Capitol during the 56th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Picture of Aretha Franklin performing at the Nokia Theater in Dallas, Texas, on April 21, 2007. Photo taken by Ryan Arrowsmith. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989) in the ring at Madison Square Garden for last time. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Atlantic Records
Today in Afro History ! The “New York Renaissance” aka ” The Harlem Rens “an all Afro American pro basketball team was established in 1923 ! Joseph L. Searles III becomes the first Afro American member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1970 !
Photo is of the Renaissance Ballroom where the ” Harlem Rens ” played. The building is currently being debated wether to demolish it or preserve it as a historical landmark.
By Beyond My Ken
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 ! Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years as a political prisoner in 1990.
Português: Brasília – O presidente da África do Sul, Nelson Mandela, é recebido na capital federal. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Ron Brown is elected Chairman of the “Democratic National Committee”, making him the first Afro American to lead a major American political party in 1989 !





