Today in Afro History ! Jazz Pianist/Composer, Billy Taylor passes away in 2010.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Denzel Washington ! Singer, John Legend ! Actress, Nichelle Nichols ! Jazz Musician, Earl “Fatha” Hines !
John Legend returns to his hometown of Springfield, Ohio to give a free benefit concert in which he played “save room” and “ordinary people” in support of Barack Obama (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Photo of musician Earl Hines (with Pvt. Charles Carpenter) during World War II (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Denzel Washington” by Falkenauge at the German language Wikipedia.
Today in Afro History ! Dr. Charles R. Drew establishes Blood Bank in 1941, based on his research on blood transfusions and improved techniques for storing blood !
DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc. – PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, HOWARD UNIVERSTITY, CHIEF SURGEON… – NARA – 535693 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ! Actor, John Amos ! Actress, Theresa Randle ! NFL player,Jamaal Charles !
English: Publicity photo from Good Times. Pictured are John Amos (James) and Esther Rolle (Florida). This was for the premiere of the show. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Jamaal Charles, a player on the Kansas City Chiefs American football team. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Moscow 2013 cropped” by Shelly-Ann_Fraser-Pryce_Moscow_2013.jpg: Erik van Leeuwen,
Today in Afro History ! Jack Johnson defeats Tommy Burns, making him the first Afro American, World Heavyweight Champion in 1908 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Yohan Blake ! MLB player, Ozzie Smith ! Screenwriter/Playwright/Actor, Lonne Elder !
Today in Afro History ! Jupiter Hammon, who was a slave in New York, publishes “An Evening Thought” in 1760, which is the first work by an Afro American to be published in the U.S.
English: Jupiter Hammon’s address to the negroes of New York State, 1806 Category:United States history images (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Cab Calloway ! Actress, Mabel King ! MLB player, Rickey Henderson ! NFL player, Demaryius Thomas ! NBA player, Eric Gordon ! Actress, CCH Pounder !
“Eric Gordon Hornets” by Keith Allison
“Demaryius Thomas 2014” by Jeffrey Beall
“Mabel King” by Source (WP:NFCC#4).
“Cab Calloway circa 1937” by Mills Artists; photographer: James Kriegsmann, New York
Today in Afro History ! The Georgia Infirmary, located near Savannah, is Chartered by whites in 1832 to care for afflicted and elderly Africans, making it the first hospital for Afro Americans in America.
“SavannahRooftopViewNW20140422” by RCraig09
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Wallace Spearmon ! Gospel singer, Hezekiah Walker ! Director/Actor, Lee Daniels ! NFL player, Tim Jennings ! High Jumper, Brigetta Barrett !
English: Brigetta Barrett during 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Tim Jennings 2013 Pro Bowl (cropped)” by United States Marine Corps/Sgt. D.R. Cotton
“Lee Daniels 2013” by Greg Hernandez
“Wallace Spearmon” by André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland – Spearmon Sieger 200m.
Today in Afro History ! Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announces she will voluntarily imprison herself in Bella Yalla Prison, Christmas day in 2009 !
Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England escorts Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf into the Pentagon Oct. 24, 2007. England and Johnson-Sirleaf will discuss a variety of bilateral security issues of interest to both nations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Condoleezza Rice and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Français : Condoleezza Rice et Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf campaigning in Monrovia, Liberia in 2005, shortly before she was elected. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Ellen Johnson Sirleaf February 2015” by Ash Carter
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Businesswoman, Madame C.J. Walker ! Journalist/Actress Karyn Bryant ! MLB player, Hanley Ramirez ! Actress, Fredi Washington ! Singer, Esther Phillips !

English: Karyn Bryant is an American actress, writer, and television personality. Ms. Bryant notified me that she e-mailed “permissions-en@wikimedia.org” approving the rights to use this photo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Hanley Ramirez (16638294644) (2)” by Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA
“Imitation of Life (1934)–Fredi Washington” by Universal Pictures
“Esther Phillips 1976” by Esther_Phillips_1976.
“Madame CJ Walker” by Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.) (photographers). – Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History : Archives Center.





