Today in Afro History ! NFL running back, Chuck Muncie passes away in 2013. MOVE Headquarters bombed in Philadelphia in 1985.
Former San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Cal running back Chuck Muncie making an appearance at the Fun Zone on Maxwell Family Field prior to a Cal home game against the UCLA Bruins. The Golden Bears won 41-20. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Stevie Wonder ! Heavyweight Champion, Joe Louis ! NBA player, Dennis Rodman ! Hurdler, Dawn Harper ! Singer, Mary Wells ! Rapper, PMD !
Salvador (BA) – O Cantor Stevie Wonder fala na abertura da 2ª Conferência de Intelectuais da África e da Diáspora em Salvador. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Joe Gans becomes the first Afro American World Boxing Champion in 1902 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Kim Fields ! Actor, Ving Rhames ! Football player, Steve Smith !
Today in Afro History ! Legendary Reggae Artist, Bob Marley passes away in 1981.
English: Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Summer of ’80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Bob Marley live in concert, just a couple of years before his death (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan ! NFL player, Cam Newton ! NFL player, Jeremy Maclin ! Actor, Coby Bell ! Stage Actor, Ira Aldridge !

Louis Farrakhan, leader of Nation of Islam, has made several remarks that the Anti-Defamation League and others considered anti-semitic (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Missouri Tigers wide receiver Jeremy Maclin at the Nevada game in September 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Oil on canvas portrait of Ira Aldridge as Othello; original size without frame 128.3×103.5 cm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Nelson Mandela is inaugurated and becomes the first Afro South African elected as President of South Africa in 1994 !
The statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square, London. Sculptor: Ian Walters (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Young Nelson Mandela. This photo dates from 1937. South Africa protect the copyright of photographs for 50 years from their first publication. See . Since this image would have been PD in South Africa in 1996, when the URAA took effect, this image is PD in the U.S. Image source: http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela/index.html (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Kenan Thompson ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Merlene Ottey ! NBA player, Wilson Chandler !
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Today in Afro History ! Nigeria becomes a member of The British Commonwealth in 1960.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, Prince Fielder ! MLB player, Tony Gwynn ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Ralph Boston ! Singer, Tamia !
Prince Fielder This image was moved from File:DSC01171.jpg; move approved by: User:GeorgHH (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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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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)













