Today in Afro History ! Legendary Reggae Artist, Bob Marley passes away in 1981.

English: Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Summer of ’80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Bob Marley live in concert, just a couple of years before his death (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan ! NFL player, Cam Newton ! NFL player, Jeremy Maclin ! Actor, Coby Bell ! Stage Actor, Ira Aldridge !

Louis Farrakhan, leader of Nation of Islam, has made several remarks that the Anti-Defamation League and others considered anti-semitic (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Missouri Tigers wide receiver Jeremy Maclin at the Nevada game in September 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Oil on canvas portrait of Ira Aldridge as Othello; original size without frame 128.3×103.5 cm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is inaugurated and becomes the first Afro South African elected as President of South Africa in 1994 !

The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Young Nelson Mandela. This photo dates from 1937. South Africa protect the copyright of photographs for 50 years from their first publication. See . Since this image would have been PD in South Africa in 1996, when the URAA took effect, this image is PD in the U.S. Image source: http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Kenan Thompson ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Merlene Ottey ! NBA player, Wilson Chandler !

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Today in Afro History ! Nigeria becomes a member of The British Commonwealth in 1960.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, Prince Fielder ! MLB player, Tony Gwynn ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Ralph Boston ! Singer, Tamia !

Prince Fielder This image was moved from File:DSC01171.jpg; move approved by: User:GeorgHH (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier Fight III (The Thrilla in Manila) 1975 !

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Kemba Walker ! NFL player, Ronnie Lott ! NFL Coach, Lovie Smith ! Boxer, Sonny Liston ! Blues guitarist, Robert Johnson ! Poet, Phillis Wheatley !

English: LOVIE SMITH, of the Chicago Bears, in action during the Bears game against the Cleveland Browns on November 1, 2009 in Chicago, IL. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today in Afro History ! William H. Hastie becomes the first Afro American Governor of The U.S. Virgin Islands in 1946 !

William H. Hastie was the first African American appointed to a United States Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judge William H. Hastie, dean of the Howard University Law School, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, ca. 1941 – NARA – 535835 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Thelma Houston ! NBA player, Shawn Marion ! NFL player, Earl Thomas ! NFL player, Rueben Randle !
Today in Afro History ! Haiti revolts against France, lead by Toussaint Louverture in 1794 !
Today’s Afro Birthday ! NBA player, Chris Paul ! MLB player, Willie Mays ! Actress, Lynn Whitfield ! Boxer, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter !

Original description: Willie Mays, standing, wearing baseball uniform, with arm around shoulders of Roy Campanella, seated / World Telegram & Sun photo by William C. Greene. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
