Today in Afro History ! Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gives his ” I have a dream speech” at the March on Washington in 1963 !

English: Dr. Martin Luther King giving his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Español: Dr. Martin Luther King dando su discurso “Yo tengo un sueño” durante la Marcha sobre Washington por el trabajo y la libertad en Washington, D.C., 28 de agosto de 1963. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Roxie Roker ! Runner, Regina Jacobs ! NBA player, Jeff Green !
African American author, educator, and political activist W. E. B. Du Bois. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Left: Niagara Movement leaders W.E.B. Du Bois (seated), and (left to right) J.R. Clifford, L.M. Hershaw, and F.H.M. Murray at Harpers Ferry. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

W. E. B. Du Bois (1868 – 1963), co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in 1918. Deutsch: Der Soziologe William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Mitbegründer der afroamerikanischen Bürgerrechtsorganisation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), aufgenommen 1918 von C.M. Battey (1873–1927). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Gospel singer, Yolanda Adams ! NFL player, Darren McFadden ! Actress/VJ/DJ, Downtown Julie Brown ! Actress, Chandra Wilson ! Actress, Demetria McKinney ! Rapper, Mase !

The Kunene river viewed from the Namibian side, near Swartbooisdrift, 4km west of the small village Ongato, in the Angolan Cunene province. Makalani palms fringe the opposite bank. Deutsch: Kunene in der nähe von Swartbooisdrift, 4km entfernt von Ongato, Cunene provinz, Angola (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cape Ground Squirrels close to Solitaire in the Namib desert, Namibia Deutsch: Borstenhörnchen in der nähe von Solitaire, Namibwüste, Namibia Français : Des ecureuils de terre près de Solitaire, en Namibie (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, James Harden ! Saxophonist, Branford Marsalis ! Singer, Valerie Simpson ! MLB player, David Price ! NHL player, Wayne Simmonds ! Actress, Keke Palmer !

English: James Harden, a player for the Oklahoma City Thunder at ARCO Arena. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Photo by Matthew McPherson, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Singer/Actress, Aaliyah dies in plane crash in 2001.
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Tennis Champion, Althea Gibson ! NBA player, Robert Horry ! Actor, Blair Underwood ! NFL player, Marvin Harrison ! MLB player, Justin Upton ! Actor, Kel Mitchell ! DJ, Terminator X !

Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Edith Sampson is appointed as the first Afro American delegate to the United Nations in 1950 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Reggie Miller ! Comedian, Dave Chappelle ! NFL player, Arian Foster ! Singer, Justine Skye !
Today in Afro History ! National Negro Business League is founded by Booker T. Washington in 1900 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Kobe Bryant ! NFL player, Rayfield Wright ! Singer, Lianne La Havas !

English: Kobe Bryant, Lakers shooting guard, stands ready to shoot a free throw during Tuesday nights pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors. Bryant was essential in bringing together a large point gap late in the second quarter, after the Warriors took the early lead. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)