Afro History
Today in Afro History ! The Georgia Infirmary, located near Savannah, is Chartered by whites in 1832 to care for afflicted and elderly Africans, making it the first hospital for Afro Americans in America.
“SavannahRooftopViewNW20140422” by RCraig09
Today in Afro History ! Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announces she will voluntarily imprison herself in Bella Yalla Prison, Christmas day in 2009 !
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England escorts Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf into the Pentagon Oct. 24, 2007. England and Johnson-Sirleaf will discuss a variety of bilateral security issues of interest to both nations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Condoleezza Rice and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Français : Condoleezza Rice et Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf campaigning in Monrovia, Liberia in 2005, shortly before she was elected. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Ellen Johnson Sirleaf February 2015” by Ash Carter
Today in Afro History ! Bernhard Goetz shoots four Afro American youths on N.Y.C. subway train in 1988.
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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