Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Richard Roundtree ! NFL player, O.J. Simpson ! Singer/Songwriter/Actor, Jester Hairston ! Singer, Debbie Sledge ! Singer/Actress Kiely Williams !

070217-N-5608F-004 Baltimore – Peabody Award-winning actor Richard Roundtree hosts the 21st Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Gala Awards Ceremony. BEYA recognizes excellence in engineering for government and civilian organizations, and is one of the largest diversity events the Navy participates in annually. Roundtree is most recognized for his work as John Shaft in the movie and television franchises. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
NBC Sports commentator and former professional football player O. J. Simpson sits with a group of servicemen to watch a Thanksgiving Day football game. Simpson is visiting U.S. troops who are in the region for Operation Desert Shield. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today in Afro History ! Roy Wilkins becomes Executive Director of the NAACP in 1965 !

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Davis, Jr., actor and performer, with Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., 08/28/1963 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic Gold medalist in sprints and hurdles, Harrison Dillard ! Jazz singer, Billy Eckstine ! MLB player, Josh Harrison ! Actor, Rocky Carroll ! Actor, Jaden Smith !

English: Jaden Smith at The Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 ะ ัััะบะธะน: ะะถะตะนะดะตะฝ ะกะผะธั ะฝะฐ ะบะพะฝัะตััะต The Nobel Peace Prize ะฒ 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Baseball Legend, Satchel Paige ! WNBA star Lisa Leslie ! Writer, Margaret Walker ! Actor, Allen Payne ! Singer, Sevyn Streeter !

English: Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie spoke at the Women’s Conference about how to build self-esteem and leadership in young women. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige in the uniform of the Kansas City Monarchs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Kevin Hart ! Actress/Singer, Della Reese ! Rapper, 50 Cent ! Actress, Tia Mowry ! Actress, Tamera Mowry ! NFL player, Brandon Jacobs !
Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes the first Afro American to win the mens singles title at Wimbledon in 1975 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Brandon Lloyd ! NFL Player, James Lofton ! Actor, Dorien Wilson ! Singer, Joe Lewis Thomas !
Today in Afro History ! Tuskegee Institute founded in 1881 ! New York State Abolishes slavery in 1827 !

English: “The Oaks”, former home of Booker T. Washington located on the Tuskegee University campus in Tuskegee, Alabama. The building is a contributing property to the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and National Landmark. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: George Washington Carver (front row, center) poses with fellow staff members at the Tuskegee Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) located in the U.S. state of Alabama. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Bill Withers ! NBA player, Horace Grant ! Botswana sprinter, Amantle Montsho !
Today in Afro History ! Hazel Scott becomes first Afro American Woman to have her own TV show in 1950 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Talk show host, Montel Williams ! Actress/Singer, Audra McDonald ! Dr. Charles Drew ! Singer, Fontella Bass !

061205-N-8148A-074 – Montel Williams, a talk show host and former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, spends time aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG-83) while traveling through the 5th Fleet area of operations to collect footage for a holiday special dedicated to U.S. service members. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Montel Williams at the premiere of War, Inc. at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

kristin.eonline.com – L.A. Confidential/Belvedere/Water Club/Sapporo Emmy Party (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc. – PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, HOWARD UNIVERSTITY, CHIEF SURGEON… – NARA – 535693 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)