Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Publisher, John H. Johnson ! NFL player, Ottis Anderson ! Singer, Caron Wheeler ! NBA player, JaVale McGee ! Actress, Denise Boutte ! Singer, Trey Lorenz ! Actor, Shawn Wayans !
“J McGee – Wizards vs Heat 2009-04-04” by Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA
“John H. Johnson” by not knownToday in Afro History ! “The Jeffersons” premieres on TV in 1975 ! Willie O’Ree makes NHL debut in 1958 ! MLK holiday observed in all 50 states in 1993 !
Gracie Mansion, Rev. Martin Luther King press conference / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“The Jeffersons Sanford Hemsley Evans 1974” by CBS Television NetworkToday’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Julius Peppers ! Actor, Jesse L. Martin ! Singer/Actress Samantha Mumba ! Dr. Daniel Hale Williams !

Actor Jesse L. Martin at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on September 26, 2006. Created by Insomniacpuppy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Julius Peppers (cropped)” by United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton
“WithSMcropped” by Wiki Roses
Samantha Mumba
Today in Afro History ! Nigeria expels over 2 million illegal aliens in 1983.
English: Political map of the 36 States of Nigeria (English) Deutsch: politische Karte Nigerias (Englisch) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“A woman attends a health education session in northern Nigeria (8406369172)” by Susan Elden/DFID.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Dwyane Wade ! Boxer, Muhammad Ali ! Actor, James Earl Jones ! Comedian/Actor, Steve Harvey ! Actress, Eartha Kitt ! First Lady, Michelle Obama !
“The Beatles and Muhammad Ali” by Autore Sconosciuto
Image cropped from original on Flickr. Original description is “Christina & Steve Harvey” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait” by Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
“Dwyane Wade e1” by Flickr user Keith Allison
Today in Afro History ! The Tuskegee Airmen formed in 1941 ! Zeta Phi Beta Sorority founded at Howard University in 1920 !
“Tuskegee airmen 2” by Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988, photographer.
“Tuskegee Airmen – Circa May 1942 to Aug 1943” by The original uploader was Signaleer at English Wikipedia
“Tuskegee airmen (archive photo)”. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikipedia
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress, Aaliyah ! Boxer, Roy Jones Jr. ! Actress, Debbie Allen ! Actor, Richard T. Jones !
English: Roy Jones, Jr. posing with Don King after his victory over Felix Trinidad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Rou Jones Jr.” by Fedyanin Nikita
“Debbie Allen 1983” by Croes, Rob C.
“Richard T Jones (1)” by watchwithkristin
“Aaliyah-02” by mika-photography.com
“Aaliyah Dana Haughton 02” by Mika-photography
Today in Afro History ! Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority founded at Howard University in 1908 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King ! Actress, Regina King ! Actor, Mario Van Peebles ! Boxer, Bernard Hopkins !
English: Dr. Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Español: Dr. Martin Luther King dando su discurso “Yo tengo un sueño” durante la Marcha sobre Washington por el trabajo y la libertad en Washington, D.C., 28 de agosto de 1963. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. meet at the White House, 1966 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Regina King, Los Angeles, CA on May 22, 2010 – Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Martin Luther King Jr NYWTS 5” by Herman Hiller
Today in Afro History ! Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson, premiers on TV in 1972 !
“Redd Foxx Demond Wilson Sanford and Son 1972” by Robert Garner Attractions, Denver,
“Slappy White Redd Foxx Sanford and Son 1972” by NBC Television
“Scatman Crothers Redd Foxx Sanford and Son 1975” by NBC Television
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Shawn Crawford ! Actor, Carl Weathers ! Rapper/Actor, LL Cool J ! Rapper, Slick Rick ! NFL player, Hakeem Nicks !
“LL Cool J RomaFictionFest” by Veronica_Pivetti
“Hakeem Nicks” by Jeffrey Beall
“20090818 Shawn Crawford” by Erik van Leeuwen
Today in Afro History ! Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded at Howard University in 1913 !
“Delta4” by Unknown
“Delta Sigma Theta Chapter at Wilberforce University in 1922” by Wilberforce University



“Alphaepsilon” by en:User:Knicksfan4ever


