Today in Afro History ! Michael Jordan returns to Bulls after a 17 month retirement in 1995. Phoenix is striped of hosting the Super Bowl after Arizona refused to recognize MLK Holiday in 1991.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Moms Mabley ! NFL player, EJ Manuel ! NFL player, Ahmad Bradshaw ! Actor, Philip Daniel Bolden !



Today in Afro History ! 200 former slaves leave Savannah Ga. to establish themselves in Liberia Africa in 1895 !

English: Young boy grinding sugar cane between Flumpa and Kpeyi, Liberia, 1968. Français : Jeune garçon moulant de la canne à sucre au Liberia en 1968. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress, Vanessa Williams ! Actress, Queen Latifah ! Singer/Actress, Irene Cara ! Singer, Wilson Pickett ! Country Singer, Charlie Pride ! NFL player, Andre Rison !
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Vanessa Williams
Today in Afro History ! Mike Tyson defeats Frank Bruno to regain Heavyweight Title in 1996 !

Français : Boxer Mike Tyson in the ring at Las Vegas, Nevada, ca. October 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Mike Tyson at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Mike Tyson
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Nat King Cole ! Ex Slave/Politician, Benjamin Sterling Turner ! Singer, Tamar Braxton ! NFL player, Emmanuel Sanders ! NFL player, Cordarrelle Patterson ! NBA player, Thomas Robinson !
Publicity photo from the premiere of The Nat King Cole Show. Cole was the first African-American to host a program of this type. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


Today in Afro History ! “Freedom’s Journal”, the first Afro American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded in 1827 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Blake Griffin ! MLB player, Curtis Granderson Jr. ! NFL player, Ozzie Newsome ! NBA player, Tim Hardaway Jr. ! NFL player, Rodney Peete ! Rapper, Flavor Flav !

English: Flavor Flav from Public Enemy performing live at BBQ Beats, Riverstage Brisbane Australia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Curtis Granderson running during a game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on August 28, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Los Angeles Clippers Blake Griffin during a game against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in Washington on March 12, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today in Afro History ! Maurice Ashley becomes the first Afro American to receive the rank of International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sly Stone ! NFL head coach, Mike Tomlin ! NBA player, Jabari Parker ! NFL player, Tavon Austin !
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Jabari Parker
Today in Afro History ! African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in New York in 1821 !
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John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church located in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington D.C. Est. 1847