Afro History
Today in Afro History ! Harlem Globetrotters play first game in 1927 ! Marian Anderson becomes first Afro American to perform with the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera in 1955 !
“Soupy Sales Harlem Globetrotters 1969” by CBS Television
Today in Afro History ! Jazz Trumpeter/Band Leader, Dizzy Gillespie passes away in 1993.
English: Dizzy Gillespie in a Concert, 1988, Edited Česky: Dizzy Gillesspie na koncertě v roce 1988. Obrázek byl upraven. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie (John Birks), 1955 Dec. 2. Full-length portrait, seated, facing left, playing horn. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Dizzy Gillespie01” by Roland Godefroy
Today in Afro History ! Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity founded in 1911 ! “The Wiz” opens on Broadway in 1975 !
Today in Afro History ! Ralph Bunche becomes the first Afro American Appointed to the State Department in 1944 !
Today in Afro History ! Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 !
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)
“Aretha Franklin” by Atlantic Records – Billboard, page 9, 15 July 1967.
Today in Afro History ! Whites attack Afro American residents in Rosewood Florida, killing eight people in 1923.
The remains of Sarah Carrier’s house where two blacks and two whites were killed in Rosewood in January 1923 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! David Dinkins becomes the 1st Afro American mayor of N.Y.C in 1990 ! Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Summary Map of counties covered and not covered by the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“David dinkins” by Photo by Steve Mack/S.D. Mack Pictures.
Today in Afro History ! Actor, James Avery passes away in 2013. Hulan Jack becomes the first Afro American Borough President of Manhattan in 1953 !
Today in Afro History ! The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, an all Afro army volunteer unit was activated in 1943, making them the first Afro American paratroopers. AKA “The Triple Nickels”
“20111110-OC-AMW-0004 – Flickr – USDAgov” by U.S. Department of Agriculture
Today in Afro History ! The Sudanese Parliament approves referendum on the independence of South Sudan in 2009 !
Today in Afro History ! Jazz Pianist/Composer, Billy Taylor passes away in 2010.
Today in Afro History ! Dr. Charles R. Drew establishes Blood Bank in 1941, based on his research on blood transfusions and improved techniques for storing blood !
DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc. – PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, HOWARD UNIVERSTITY, CHIEF SURGEON… – NARA – 535693 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns, making him the first Afro American, World Heavyweight Champion in 1908 !
Today in Afro History ! Jupiter Hammon, who was a slave in New York, publishes “An Evening Thought” in 1760, which is the first work by an Afro American to be published in the U.S.
English: Jupiter Hammon’s address to the negroes of New York State, 1806 Category:United States history images (Photo credit: Wikipedia)






