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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ! MLB player, Eddie Murray ! Actor, O’Shea Jackson Jr. !

English: Floyd Mayweather during a press conference for the fight against Victor Ortiz at the Hudson Theatre on June 28, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 19, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: , American baseball player, at a ceremony at Camden Yards (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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O’Shea Jackson Jr.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 !

written by Marc Alexander

List of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Commanders (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Author W.E.B Du Bois ! NBA player, Andrew Wiggins ! NFL player, Charles Tillman ! NFL player, Byron Maxwell ! NFL player, Ed “Too Tall” Jones ! Actress, Niecy Nash !

written by Marc Alexander

Niecy Nash at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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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)

English: Charles Tillman of the Chicago Bears (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Happy Birthday to Julius “Dr. J” Erving !

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Today in Afro History ! Saint Lucia gains its independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: This photo is taken by Chensiyuan; it shows the town of Soufrière, St Lucia, as seen from the road approaching it from the north, and in the background the twin peaks of Petit Piton and Gros Piton. Español: Esta foto tomada por Chensiyuan muestra el pueblo de Soufrière, en Santa Lucía, visto desde la carretera que se aproxima a él desde el norte, y en el fondo están los dos picos Petit Piton y Gros Piton. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The village of Soufriere lit up as night falls. the Pitons in the background are volcanic plugs rising straight out ogf the sea. St. Lucia W.I. the pitons are a world heritage site. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Pitons in St. Lucia with the fishing village of Soufriere in the foreground (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Map of Saint Lucia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Location of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Petit Piton, St. Lucia. Gros Piton in the background. Deutsch: Petit Piton, St. Lucia. Im Hintergrund Gros Piton. Euskara: Petit Piton eta Gros Piton mendiak. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Julius “Dr J” Erving ! NBA player, Rajon Rondo ! NFL player, Khalil Mack !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Julius Erving on the red carpet at the Grand Gala. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Khalil Mack

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Rajon Rondo, the 21st pick of the Phoenix Suns (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Julius Erving in 1981 performing a slam dunk against the Atlanta Hawks at Omni Coliseum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Happy Birthday to Nina Simone !

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Remembering Malcom X !

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Today in Afro History ! Activist, Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City in 1965.

written by Marc Alexander

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet before a press conference. Both men had come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Malcolm X waiting for a press conference to begin on March 26, 1964 Deutsch: Malcolm X, aufgenommen am 26. März 1964, auf den Beginn einer Pressekonferenz wartend (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Malcolm X (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Politician, Barbara Jordan ! Singer/Activist, Nina Simone ! Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe ! Sprinter, Leroy Burrell !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Photograph of Barbara Jordan Memorial taken at nighttime on May 6, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: , member of the United States House of Representatives. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Original caption: President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe listens as Prof. Alpha Oumar Konare, chairman of the Commission of the African Union, addresses attendees at the opening ceremony of the 10th Ordinary Session of the Assembly during the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Happy Birthday to Sidney Poitier !

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Today in Afro History ! Abolitionist/Author, Frederick Douglas passes away in 1895.

written by Marc Alexander

Frederick Douglass (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall at Howard University in Washington, DC. This building, along with three others, was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2001. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

345px-Frederick_Douglass_(2) By C.M. Battey

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Rihanna ! Actor, Sidney Poitier ! NBA player, Charles Barkley ! NBA player, Stephon Marbury ! Singer, Nancy Wilson !

written by Marc Alexander

Photo of Nancy Wilson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Rihanna live in Belfast, on her tour The LOUD Tour. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Rihanna in her Last Girl on Earth Tour (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sidney Poitier’s image, cropped from Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., 08/28/1963, an image in Public Domain (see credits below, of the original). The original is uploaded here at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Poitier_Belafonte_Heston_Civil_Rights_March_1963.jpg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Actor Sidney Poitier receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on August 12, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Charles Barkley, former NBA basketball player who played for Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers, currently works as a sports commentator for ESPN. עברית: צ’ארלס בארקלי, שחקן נ.ב.א. לשעבר ששיחק עבור פניקס סאנס, יוסטון רוקטס ופילדלפיה 76′, כיום עובד כפרשן עבור ערוץ הטלוויזיה ESPN. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Happy Birthday to Smokey Robinson !

written by Marc Alexander

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Today in Afro History ! Activist W.E.B. Du Bois organizes the first Pan-African Congress in 1919 ! John Singleton becomes the first Afro American Director, nominated for an Academy Award in 1992 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton, taken during a USC Football rally (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today in Afro History ! Baseball Legend, Satchel Paige passes away in 1982. James Earl Ray is Captured for killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

Today in Afro History ! James Byrd Jr. is dragged to death in Jasper, Texas in a racially motivated hate crime. (1998)

Today in Afro History ! Phylicia Rashad wins a tony for leading role in ” A Raisin in the Sun ” in 2004 ! Civil Rights Activist James Meredith is shot while marching across Mississippi in 1966.

Today in Afro History ! Dr. Mae Jemison becomes a NASA astronaut in 1987 ! She would eventually be the first Afro American woman in space.

Today in Afro History ! Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in 1979 !

Today in Afro History ! Barack Obama is nominated by the Democratic Party to run for President of the United States in 2008 !

Today in Afro History ! Harriet Tubman leads over 100 Union Solders in the Combahee River Raid, which freed over 700 slaves in 1863 !

Today in Afro History ! Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe ) ends 90 years of white minority rule in 1979 !

Today in Afro History ! The Tulsa Race riot of 1921, where whites burned down the affluent Afro community nicknamed “The Black Wall Street” !

Today in Afro History ! The southeastern region of Nigeria declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, which started a 2 1/2 year civil war in 1967.

Today in Afro History ! Mayor Thomas Bradley elected as the first Afro American Mayor of Los Angeles in 1973 !

Today in Afro History ! Fifteen West African countries sign “The Treaty of Lagos” in 1975, creating the Economic Community of West African States !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ! MLB player, Eddie Murray ! Actor, O’Shea Jackson Jr. !

Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Author W.E.B Du Bois ! NBA player, Andrew Wiggins ! NFL player, Charles Tillman ! NFL player, Byron Maxwell ! NFL player, Ed “Too Tall” Jones ! Actress, Niecy Nash !

Happy Birthday to Julius “Dr. J” Erving !

Today in Afro History ! Saint Lucia gains its independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Julius “Dr J” Erving ! NBA player, Rajon Rondo ! NFL player, Khalil Mack !

Happy Birthday to Nina Simone !

Remembering Malcom X !

Today in Afro History ! Activist, Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City in 1965.

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Politician, Barbara Jordan ! Singer/Activist, Nina Simone ! Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe ! Sprinter, Leroy Burrell !

Happy Birthday to Sidney Poitier !

Today in Afro History ! Abolitionist/Author, Frederick Douglas passes away in 1895.

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Rihanna ! Actor, Sidney Poitier ! NBA player, Charles Barkley ! NBA player, Stephon Marbury ! Singer, Nancy Wilson !

Happy Birthday to Smokey Robinson !

Today in Afro History ! Activist W.E.B. Du Bois organizes the first Pan-African Congress in 1919 ! John Singleton becomes the first Afro American Director, nominated for an Academy Award in 1992 !

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