Today in Afro History ! George Washington Buckner is named minister to Liberia in 1913 !

English: This is a cropped version of an image from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division of Dr. George Washington Buckner (1855-1943), United States Minister and Consul General to Liberia, 1913-1915. According to the LOC notes, there are “[n]o known restrictions on publication.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Roy Ayers ! NBA player, Bob Lanier ! NBA player, Ben Wallace ! Rapper, Big Daddy Kane ! Sprinter, Jim Hines !

English: Jazz and soul artist Roy Ayers in concert on March 29, 2006 by Werner Nieke (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes the first Afro American male to win the U.S Open in 1968 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Otis Redding ! NBA player, Shane Battier ! MLB player, Billy Hamilton ! NBA player, B. J. Armstrong ! NBA player, J.R. Smith !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Malcom Floyd ! NFL player, L. C. Greenwood ! NBA player, Maurice Cheeks ! Actor, Larenz Tate ! South African Runner, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi ! NFL player, Travis Daniels !
English: Travis Daniels, a player on the Kansas City Chiefs American football team. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka – South African 800 metres runner Mbulaeni Mulaudzi after the semifinal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Desmond Tutu becomes the first Afro South African to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa in 1986 !

English: South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivered a speech at the first International Ethics Conference at the University of Botswana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Jazz saxophonist, Sonny Rollins ! NBA player, Antonio McDyess ! Singer, Gloria Gaynor ! Rapper, Eazy E !

English: Sonny Rollins on the main stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Antonio McDyess of The San Antonio Spurs, against The Boston Celtics, March 31, 2011. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The Kingdom of Swaziland gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 !

Swazis dancing in a cultural village show. Author: Christoph Riedl SWAZILAND (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Traditional homes in Swaziland and still widely used outside of the towns. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Idris Elba ! Singer, Macy Gray ! NBA player, John Wall ! Actor, Michael Winslow ! Actress, Anika Noni Rose !

English: Macy Gray performs live on Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, Canada, to mark the start of the 2008 Christmas holiday season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Leopold Sedar Senghor becomes the first elected president of Senegal in 1960 !
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Touching the supernatural Photo taken in Kaolak, Senegal (West Africa) in November, 1967 (Best viewed large). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! The National Guard is called out to prevent Afro American students from enrolling in Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 !

Operation Arkansas: A Different Kind of Deployment Photo by Courtesy of the National Archives September 20, 2007 Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division escort the Little Rock Nine students into the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)