Today in Afro History ! Jane Bolin becomes the first Afro American woman Judge in the United States. She was appointed by N.Y.C Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to The Court of Domestic Relations in 1939 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Danny Glover ! Singer, Keith Sweat ! NFL player, Keyshawn Johnson ! Funk singer, George Clinton ! NFL player, Steven Jackson ! NFL player, Tim Brown ! Singer, Chuck Jackson !

Danny Glover speaks at a March for Immigrants Rights in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

, American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers (at time of photo) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: George Clinton at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC Category:George Clinton (musician) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson in action in the game against the San Francisco 49ers on November 18, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Hank Aaron becomes the 2nd MLB player to hit 700 Home Runs in 1973 ! “The New Orleans Tribune ” becomes the first afro daily newspaper published in 1864 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, C.C. Sabathia ! NBA player, DeAndre Jordan ! NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. ! NFL player Mike Sellers ! Blues singer/guitarist Floyd McDaniel !

, professional football player, at training camp for the Washington Redskins. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Afro American troops of the 24th infantry regiment win its first victory in the Korean War in 1950 !
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is shown inspecting troops of the 24th Inf. on his arrival at Kimpo airfield for a tour of the battlefront. ID #HD-SN-99-03034 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Men of the 24th Inf. Regt. move up to the firing line in Korea. July 18, 1950. Breeding. (Army) NARA FILE #: 111-SC-343967 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1385 {| style=”background-color:#fffff7; border:2px solid #aaaa88; width: 100%;” align=”center” cellspacing=”8″ direction: ltr;” class=”layouttemplate” |- | width=”80px”|70px|link= | —- [ English] | [ Franรงais] | Viแปt | +/โ |}Category:Images from the National Archives and Records Administration (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Ray Allan ! Actor, Omar Epps ! Writer/Philosopher, Frantz Fanon ! Rapper, Kool G Rap ! Actress, Paige Hurd !

English: Actor Omar Epps at TV series House event at Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills, California. Italiano: L’attore Omar Epps durante un evento dedicato a Dr. House (House Paley Center). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The first U.S Army flying school for Afro American cadets is formed in 1941. Based in Tuskegee Alabama, the 99th Pursuit Squadron later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen !

English: Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group, “Tuskegee Airmen,” the elite, all-African American 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli, Italy., from left to right, Lt. Dempsey W. Morgran, Lt. Carroll S. Woods, Lt. Robert H. Nelron, Jr., Capt. Andrew D. Turner, and Lt. Clarence P. Lester. (U.S. Air Force photo) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., commander of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group, in front of his P-47 Thunderbolt in Sicily. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: This is a photograph of the Hangar 1 Museum located at Moton Airfield at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee Alabama. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sportscaster, Stuart Scott ! NBA player LaMarcus Aldridge ! Poet/Journalist/Activist, Alice Dunbar Nelson ! Actor, Trai Byers !
Today in Afro History ! The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment that was composed of Afro American solders, attack Fort Wagner in 1863 !

Map of the charge of the 54th Massachusetts on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Storming of Fort Wagner, the most famous battle fought by the 54th Massachusetts. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The painting The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground, which depicts the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the attack on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, on July 18, 1863. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Anti-Apartheid Activist, Nelson Mandela ! NBA player, Penny Hardaway ! NFL player, Deion Branch ! MLB player, Tori Hunter ! TV Host, Wendy Williams ! Singer, Screaming Jay Hawkins ! Singer, Martha Reeves !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Diahann Carroll ! NBA player/Harlem Globe Trotter, Cornelius “Connie” Hawkins ! Singer, Regina Belle ! Singer, Phoebe Snow !
English: Publicity photo of Diahann Carroll and Marc Coppage from Julia television program. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)