Afro History
Today in Afro History ! Three White teens are convicted of murdering Afro American, Michael Griffith in Howard Beach, New York in 1987.
Today in Afro History ! Dreamgirls opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in 1981 !
Today in Afro History ! Anguilla becomes a British dependency territory in 1980 !
Today in Afro History ! Niger gains autonomy within the French community in 1958 !

English: Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger, visiting George W. Bush at the Oval Office in June 2005. Français : Mamadou Tandja, Président du Niger, rendant visite à G. W. Bush dans le bureau ovale en juin 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: US Embassy in Niger: Students in make-shift classrooms like these will be beneficiaries of school building projects funded through the MCC threshold program (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Workers Party of Jamaica is founded by Trevor Munroe in 1978 !
Русский: Флаг Ямайки Slovenščina: državna zastava Jamajke “The Sun shineth, the land is green, and the people are strong and bold” is the symbolism of the colours of the flag. BLACK represents the strength and creativity of the people; GREEN represents hope and agricultural resources; GOLD represents the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! O.J. Simpson becomes the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season in 1973 !
Cropped from Football star/actor/accused murderer O.J. Simpson, with his daughter, Sydney Brooke Simpson, at the Kahala Hilton Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Lena Horne records her classic hit “Stormy Weather” in 1941 !
Today in Afro History ! The Motown record label is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959 !
English: Berry Gordy at a performance of The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker in December 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Photo of the Hitsville USA building in Detroit MI. Photo taken: Monday June 19th, 2006 by Chris Butcher Category:Images of Detroit, Michigan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: The Supremes’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 7060 Hollywood Blvd. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Supremes: Diana Ross (left), Mary Wilson (center), Florence Ballard (right) circa 1965 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Kofi Annan is elected as the Secretary General of the United Nations in 1996 !
Today in Afro History ! Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom in 1963 ! Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first President of “The Republic of Kenya” in 1964 !
Jomo Kenyatta By Bundesarchiv
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Today in Afro History ! Muhammad Ali in his 61st and final fight, loses to Trevor Berbick in 1981 !
Today in Afro History ! Ralph Bunche becomes the first Afro American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 !
Today in Afro History ! Tanzania gains it’s independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 !
Landscape in Northern Tanzania, inside the great Rift valley. A dirt track is heading towards the Masaï village of Ngare Sero, 5 km south. The southern end of Lake Natron is visible on the left, the inner rim of the great rift on the right. The landscape is dominated by the huge Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano while the Ngorongoro highlands around Empaakai are visible in the background. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Tanzania (orthographic projection) Português: Tanzânia (projeção ortográfica) Español: Tanzania (proyección ortográfica) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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