Today in Afro History ! The Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier Fight III (The Thrilla in Manila) 1975 !
By Nationaal ArchiefToday’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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Kemba Walker
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Kemba Walker
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)
By Verse PhotographyToday in Afro History ! Robert S. Abbott publishes Chicago’s first Afro newspaper “The Chicago Defender” in 1905 ! Moneta Sleet wins Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1969 !
English: Chicago, Illinois. Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Chicago, Illinois. Copy reader of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Linotype operators of the Chicago Defender, Negro newspaper. Chicago, Illinois (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Negro newspaper (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Chris Brown ! Martial Artist/Actor, Jim Kelly ! NFL player, Ike Taylor ! Singer, Raheem Devaughn ! Singer, Johnnie Taylor !
English: Raheem DeVaughn, American singer/songwriter performs for military members, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 20, 2010. Raheem DeVaughn was visiting Germany on a USO tour to boost service members morale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Desiree Esposito) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: BLACK SOUL SINGER JOHNNY TAYLOR PERFORMS AT THE INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATER IN CHICAGO AS PART OF PUSH ‘BLACK EXPO’ IN THE FALL OF 1973. THE ANNUAL EVENT SHOWCASES BLACK TALENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, STARS, ART AND PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE BLACKS WITH AN AWARENESS OF THEIR HERITAGE AND CAPABILITIES, AND HELP THEM TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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