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Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Vince Carter ! Singer, Anita Baker ! NFL player, Torrey Smith ! Activist, Angela Davis ! Gospel Singer, Kirk Franklin !

written by Marc Alexander

Angela Davis (right) in 1972 with her influential hairstyle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Civil rights activist Angela Davis wearing an afro in 1973. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Vince Carter talks with a referee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Singer Anita Baker performs at the 17th Annual Salute to Freedom aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Nov. 6, 2008, in New York. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

435px-Vince_Carter_Suns_cropped “Vince Carter Suns cropped” by Vince_Carter_Suns.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills

Torrey Smith

220px-Torrey_Smith_and_2013_Superbowl_trophy By Marylandstater

Photo by Keith Allison

January 26, 2026 0 comment

Entertainment news R&B

Happy Birthday to Alicia Keys !

written by Marc Alexander

January 25, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Joe Louis defeats John Henry Lewis in heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in 1939 !

written by Marc Alexander

jean anderson and joe louis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“World Heavyweight champ Joe Louis (Barrow) sews on the stripes of a technical sergeant-to which he has been promoted. – NARA – 535937 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Joe Louis looks for an opening during boxing match with Max Schmeling (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 25, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Alicia Keys ! NFL player, Patrick Willis ! Actress, Jenifer Lewis ! Singer, Etta James ! NBA player, Josh Powell !

written by Marc Alexander

Lakers@Wolves_201004_0088 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alicia Keys live in Frankfurt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Alicia Keys at Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis at training camp in Santa Clara, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Etta James, 2000 Music in the Park San Jose California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

640px-Alicia_Keys_live_Walmart_3 “Alicia Keys live Walmart 3” by Walmart from Bentonville, USA

January 25, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson is inducted into The Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1962 ! Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall passes away in 1993.

written by Marc Alexander

Polski: Thurgood Marshall (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jackie Robinson and his son David Being Interviewed at the “March on Washington” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jackie Robinson swinging a bat in Dodgers uniform, 1954. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Publicity photo of Jackie Robinson as an ABC broadcaster for “Major League Championship Baseball”. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: thurgood marshall in his robe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Thurgood Marshall, appointed by Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 24, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Aaron Neville ! Model/Actress Kenya Moore ! Actress, Tatyana Ali !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Tatyana Ali at the Presidential Inauguration (2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

American R&B singer Aaron Neville at a Grand Ole Opry concert in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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January 24, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Singer/Actor/Athlete/Activist, Paul Robeson passes away in 1976.

written by Marc Alexander

Cap and Skull society members Class of 1919; Paul Robeson at far left. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Paul Robeson, world famous Negro baritone, leading Moore Shipyard (Oakland, CA) workers in singing the Star Spangled Ba – NARA – 535874 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Scene in O’Neill’s All God’s Chillun’ Got Wings in which Paul Robeson kissed Mary Blair’s hand and created a national uproar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

PRobeson By Unknown – College Football Hall of Fame, PD-US,

Paul Robeson

Paul_Robeson_1942_crop-4 By Gordon Parks, Office of War Information;

January 23, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Editor/Journalist, Susan L. Taylor ! Author, Derek Walcott ! NBA player, Larry Hughes ! Singer, Anita Pointer !

written by Marc Alexander

English: WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2009) Susan L. Taylor, editor of Essence Magazine at the Congressional Black Caucus meeting. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Karen E. Eifert/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize in Literature 1992; picture taken at his honorary dinner, Amsterdam, May 20th 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Larry Hughes dribbles the ball during the Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards game on April 6, 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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January 23, 2026 0 comment

Entertainment R&B

Happy Birthday to Sam Cooke !

written by Marc Alexander

January 22, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier in 1973 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Boxer George Foreman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Joe Frazier was awarded the Order of the Palmetto in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

318px-George_Foreman_1973-4 “George Foreman 1973” by Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief:

January 22, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sam Cooke ! NFL player, Ray Rice ! NBA player, Greg Oden ! DJ Jazzy Jeff !

written by Marc Alexander

DJ Jazzy Jeff, cropped from larger photo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Baltimore Ravens Training Camp August 20, 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Basketplayer Greg Oden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

423px-Sam_Cooke_billboard-2 “Sam Cooke billboard” by RCA Victor Records

January 22, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Count Basie records “One O’Clock Jump” in 1942 !

written by Marc Alexander

Portrait of Count Basie, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cropped screenshot of Count Basie and his band with featured vocalist Ethel Waters from the film Stage Door Canteen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is a screen capture of Count Basie at the piano from the movie “Rhythm and Blues Revue”. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

CountBasieStageDoorCanteen1-2 “CountBasieStageDoorCanteen1” by Film screenshot – Stage Door Canteen film.

January 21, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! DJ Jam Master Jay ! NBA player, Hakeem Olajuwon ! Singer, Billy Ocean !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Singer and songwriter Billy Ocean live in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jam-Master Jay (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Hakeem Olujuwan signs autographs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 21, 2026 0 comment

Afro History

Today in Afro History ! Barack Obama is Inaugurated as the 44 President of The United States in 2009 !

written by Marc Alexander

English: Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Southern California (Video of the speech) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

With his family by his side, Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington’s 1789 inauguration. VIRIN: 090120-F-3961R-919 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 20, 2026 0 comment

Afro Birthdays

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter ! NBA player, Jason Richardson ! Actor, Reno Wilson ! Actress, Stacey Dash !

written by Marc Alexander

Embed from Getty Images Stacey Dash

Jason Richardson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lead Belly playing an accordion (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

January 20, 2026 0 comment

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Today in Afro History ! Four Afro American students “The Greensboro Four” , stage the first sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro N.C. in 1960 !

Today in Afro History ! Doug Williams becomes the first Afro American quarterback to play in the Superbowl, leading Washington to victory over Denver in 1988 !

Today in Afro History ! MLB player, Leroy “Satchel” Paige is named “All Time Outstanding Player” by The National Baseball Congress in 1965 !

Today in Afro History ! U.S. peacekeeping troops were deployed to Port-au-Prince Haiti to maintain order in 1914 !

Today in Afro History ! NASA Astronaut/Physicist, Ronald McNair dies in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

Today in Afro History ! Gospel Singer, Mahalia Jackson passes away in 1972. Leontyne Price makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1961 !

Today in Afro History ! The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem in 1934 !

Today in Afro History ! Joe Louis defeats John Henry Lewis in heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in 1939 !

Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson is inducted into The Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1962 ! Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall passes away in 1993.

Today in Afro History ! Singer/Actor/Athlete/Activist, Paul Robeson passes away in 1976.

Today in Afro History ! George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier in 1973 !

Today in Afro History ! Count Basie records “One O’Clock Jump” in 1942 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Vince Carter ! Singer, Anita Baker ! NFL player, Torrey Smith ! Activist, Angela Davis ! Gospel Singer, Kirk Franklin !

Happy Birthday to Alicia Keys !

Today in Afro History ! Joe Louis defeats John Henry Lewis in heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in 1939 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Alicia Keys ! NFL player, Patrick Willis ! Actress, Jenifer Lewis ! Singer, Etta James ! NBA player, Josh Powell !

Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson is inducted into The Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1962 ! Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall passes away in 1993.

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Aaron Neville ! Model/Actress Kenya Moore ! Actress, Tatyana Ali !

Today in Afro History ! Singer/Actor/Athlete/Activist, Paul Robeson passes away in 1976.

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Editor/Journalist, Susan L. Taylor ! Author, Derek Walcott ! NBA player, Larry Hughes ! Singer, Anita Pointer !

Happy Birthday to Sam Cooke !

Today in Afro History ! George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier in 1973 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sam Cooke ! NFL player, Ray Rice ! NBA player, Greg Oden ! DJ Jazzy Jeff !

Today in Afro History ! Count Basie records “One O’Clock Jump” in 1942 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! DJ Jam Master Jay ! NBA player, Hakeem Olajuwon ! Singer, Billy Ocean !

Today in Afro History ! Barack Obama is Inaugurated as the 44 President of The United States in 2009 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter ! NBA player, Jason Richardson ! Actor, Reno Wilson ! Actress, Stacey Dash !

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