Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Bern Nadette Stanis ! Singer, Jordin Sparks ! MLB player, Lonnie Smith ! Congressman, Arthur W. Mitchell !
Photo of the Evans family from the television program Good Times. From left: Ralph Carter (Michael), Bernnadette Stanis (Thelma), Jimmie Walker (J.J.), Esther Rolle (Florida), John Amos (James). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Arthur W. Mitchell” by U.S. Congress
Today in Afro History ! Three White teens are convicted of murdering Afro American, Michael Griffith in Howard Beach, New York in 1987.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Samuel L. Jackson ! Sprinter, Florence Griffith Joyner ! Baseball player, Josh Gibson ! NFL player, Mark Ingram Jr. ! Singer, Betty Wright !
Alabama running back and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, Jr. at the White House during the BCS national champion Crimson Tide’s visit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Florence Griffith Joyner of the U.S. Olympic team in the oval office. 10/24/88. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Negro League legend Josh Gibson’s plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Samuel L Jackson at San Diego ComicCon 2008” by pinguino k
Today in Afro History ! Dreamgirls opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in 1981 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic sprinter/NFL player, Bob Hayes ! MLB player/Manager, Cecil Cooper ! NBA player, Trent Tucker ! NFL player, LLoyd Mumphford ! NFL player, Martavis Bryant ! NBA player, Royal Ivey !
“Lloyd Mumphord 1978” by Baltimore Colts / National Football League
“Royal Ivey 76ers” by Keith Allison
“Bob hayes cowboys” by Unknown – Here. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons
“Bob Hayes 1964” by Unknown – [1]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons
Today in Afro History ! Anguilla becomes a British dependency territory in 1980 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Reggie White ! Actress, Cicely Tyson ! Actor, Tim Reid ! Historian/Author, Carter G. Woodson ! Model, Tyson Beckford ! NFL player, Warren Sapp ! NBA player, Mo Williams !
Cycely Tyson

Actor, director and producer Tim Reid relays a humorous anecdote about how his life was changed from at-risk youth to successful businessman and actor after he met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reid was guest speaker at the Pentagon Jan. 11 for the birthday observance of Dr. King. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Tyson Beckford at FashionWeekLive in San Francisco, March 15, 2007. Photo by Jesse Gross. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Warren Sapp at 2010 Pro Bowl – cropped” by Anthony Quintano
“Reggie White packers” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia
“Carter G Woodson portrait” by Unknown
Today in Afro History ! Niger gains autonomy within the French community in 1958 !

English: Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger, visiting George W. Bush at the Oval Office in June 2005. Français : Mamadou Tandja, Président du Niger, rendant visite à G. W. Bush dans le bureau ovale en juin 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: US Embassy in Niger: Students in make-shift classrooms like these will be beneficiaries of school building projects funded through the MCC threshold program (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! USAF General, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. ! South African Activist, Stephen Biko ! Actor, Ossie Davis ! Actress, Singer, Angie Stone ! NBA player, Charles Oakley ! NFL player, Pierre Thomas !
“Pierre Thomas (cropped)” by Tulane Public Relations
“Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Actor Ossie Davis.) – NARA – 542018” by Unknown or not provided – U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons
“Charles Oakley” by photo taken by flickr user shgmom56
“Angie Stone (2) 2010” by Bengt Nyman
“Benjamindavis”. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons
Today in Afro History ! The Workers Party of Jamaica is founded by Trevor Munroe in 1978 !
Русский: Флаг Ямайки Slovenščina: državna zastava Jamajke “The Sun shineth, the land is green, and the people are strong and bold” is the symbolism of the colours of the flag. BLACK represents the strength and creativity of the people; GREEN represents hope and agricultural resources; GOLD represents the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Ernie Hudson ! Singer, Eddie Kendricks ! Singer, Art Neville !
Art Neville of the Neville Brothers at Savannah College of Arts and Design, Savannah, Georgia, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Eddie Kendricks (1972)” by Tamla
“Ernie Hudson 2014” by Florida Supercon










