Today in Afro History ! Joseph H. Rainey becomes the first Afro American in The House of Representatives in 1870 !
English: Joseph H. Rainey House, Georgetown, South Carolina. Photo likely taken by Cecil N. McKithan, National Park Service employee, in 1983. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Joseph Rainey. Library of Congress description: “Rainey, Hon. Joseph Hayne of S.C.”. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Giannis Antetokounmpo ! Actress, K.D. Aubert ! Singer, Frankie Beverly ! Actor, Colin Salmon ! Actor, Noel Clarke !
English: Colin Salmon at Dinard british film festival Français : Colin Salmon au festival du film britannique de Dinard (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bucks at Wizards 1/15/18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
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“Giannis Antetokounmpo” by Keith Allison
“Noel Clarke at the BAFTA Film Awards 2015” by Ibsan73
“K D Aubert by David Shankbone
English: Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Mrs. Rosa Parks altered the negro progress in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955, by the bus boycott she unwillingly began. National Archives record ID: 306-PSD-65-1882 (Box 93). Source: Ebony Magazine Ελληνικά: Φωτογραφία της Rosa Parks με τον Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (περ. 1955.) Español: Fotografía de Rosa Parks con Martin Luther King jr. (aprox. 1955). Français : Photographie Rosa Parks (ca. 1955) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Keri Hilson ! NBA player, Josh Smith ! Singer, Little Richard ! NFL player, LeGarrette Blount ! Actress, Lauren London ! Actor, Adolph Caesar ! Cowboy, Bill Pickett !
“LeGarrette Blount” by Jeffrey Beall
“Josh Smith 2014” by Keith Allison
English: Little Richard performing at the University of Texas Forty Acres Festival in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Keri Hilson Supafest 3” by Eva Rinaldi
“Lauren London” by Hudgons at en.wikipedia.
Today in Afro History ! Alpha Phi Alpha (the first Afro Greek Fraternity) founded at Cornell University in 1906 !
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963), co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in 1918. Deutsch: Der Soziologe William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Mitbegründer der afroamerikanischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), aufgenommen 1918 von C.M. Battey (1873–1927). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Alpha Phi Alpha Board members at Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. for the centennial banquet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at its first General Convention, held in 1908 at Howard University. Français : La Fraternité Alpha Phi Alpha à sa Première Convention Générale, tenue en 1908, à Howard University. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Jay-Z ! Model/TV Host, Tyra Banks ! NBA player, Bernard King ! Singer, Cassandra Wilson ! Actor, Tony Todd ! Actor, Orlando Brown !
English: Tyra Banks, Santa Monica, CA on September 14, 2011 – Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson performing at the “Charlie Parker Jazz Festival” in Tompkins Square Park, New York City on Sunday, August 26, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Barry Sanders wins Heisman Trophy in 1988 ! Jennifer Hosten becomes the first Afro woman to win Miss World in 1970 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Mary Alice ! NFL player, James Ihedigbo ! Actor, Steve Harris ! Singer, Montell Jordan !
“James-Ihedigbo Jets-vs-Jaguars Nov-15-09” by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton
“MontellJordan001” by Txcrossbow
“MaryAlice” by photo by Alan Light.
Today in Afro History ! Michael Jackson releases the music video “Thriller” in 1983 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Brandon Knight ! Author/Historian, Charles H. Wesley ! NBA player, Jason Collins ! NFL player, Robert Turbin ! NBA player, Dorell Wright !
“Dorell Wright 76ers” by Keith Allison
“RTurbin” by Jon Ham
“Jason Collins Nets 2014” by Keith Allison
“Brandon Knight shooting” by Keith Allison
Today in Afro History ! Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in 1955.
English: Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Mrs. Rosa Parks altered the negro progress in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955, by the bus boycott she unwillingly began. National Archives record ID: 306-PSD-65-1882 (Box 93). Source: Ebony Magazine Ελληνικά: Φωτογραφία της Rosa Parks με τον Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (περ. 1955.) Español: Fotografía de Rosa Parks con Martin Luther King jr. (aprox. 1955). Français : Photographie Rosa Parks (ca. 1955) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The bus on which Rosa Parks was arrested triggering the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Richard Pryor ! NFL player, Desean Jackson ! Singer, Lou Rawls ! Actress, Zoe Kravitz ! Singer, Janelle Monae ! Singer, Vesta Williams ! Actress, Golden Brooks !
“Janelle Monáe – Way Out West 2014 cropped” by Kim Metso
“Zoe Kravitz March 18, 2014 (cropped)” by Mingle Media TV
“DeSean Jackson November 2014” by Keith Allison
“Richard Pryor 1969” by GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello
Today in Afro History ! Michael Jackson releases the No. 1 selling album of all time, “Thriller” in 1982 !
English: The star of Michael Jackson on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood Deutsch: Der Stern von Michael Jackson auf dem Walk of Fame in Hollywood (Photo credit: Wikipedia)








