Today in Afro History ! Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold Medals at Olympics in 1936
African-American Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe at track and field tryouts at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Jesse Owens shook racial stereotypes both with Nazis and segregationists in the USA at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Whitney Houston ! NFL player, Deion Sanders ! Sprinter, Tyson Gay ! NBA player, Derek Fisher ! MLB player, Jason Heyward !
English: jason heyward hitting a homerun in his first major league at bat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Whitney Houston talking to the audience before proceeding to perform “Saving All My Love for You” during the HBO-televised concert “Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston” honoring the troops, who took part in Operation Desert Storm, their families, and military and government dignitaries. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in 2008. Cropped from original Flickr image. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Zimbabwe African National Union is Formed in 1963 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Meagan Good ! Rapper, Kool Moe Dee ! Explorer, Matthew Henson ! Actress, Countess Vaughn ! NFL Player, Pierre Garcon !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Nobel Prize Winner, Ralph Bunche ! Actor, Cirroc Lofton ! NBA player, Demar DeRozan ! Actor, David Mann !
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. Ralph Bunche., 08/28/1963 Press and Publications Service. (ca. 1953 – ca. 1978) ( Most Recent) Location: Still Picture Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Production Date: 08/28/1963 Part of: Series: Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs, 1961 – 1974 Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Variant Control Number(s): Local Identifier: NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(63)9 NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-306-SSM-4D(63)9 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today in Afro History ! Jamaica proclaims independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, David Robinson ! Actor, Dorian Harewood ! Violinist, Regina Carter !
David Robinson of the US Olympic men’s basketball team leaves the arena after a preliminary round win against the Brazilian team during the XXIV Olympic Games (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
San Antonio Spurs player David Robinson was named to the All-Rookie first team in the 1989–90 NBA season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Dorian Harewood appearing in America: A Call to Greatness. This photograph was provided by Paige-Brace Cinema, the film’s production company. It was taken by their staff photographer and used for promotional purposes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is jailed in apartheid South Africa in 1962 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Hurdler, Lolo Jones ! NBA player , Patrick Ewing ! D.J. Funkmaster Flex ! NFL player, C.J. Spiller !
English: Lolo Jones after winning the women’s invitational 100-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! John Woodruff wins Gold Medal in the 800m run, at the 1936 Olympic Games !

John Woodruff,was an American track star and winner of the 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He competed in track in college at the University of Pittsburgh. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)








