Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Denard Robinson !  Actress, Shari Belafonte !  Activist, James Lawson !  Actor, Carlos Knight ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												
Beachside with a donkey cart in Gambia. Français : Le bord de mer et une charrette tirée par un âne. Gambie. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Gambia River in its lower reaches flowing through the entire length of The Gambia up to its joining the North Atlantic Ocean (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Gambia joins the United Nations in 1965 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Alfonso Ribeiro ! NBA player, Artis Gilmore ! NFL player, Greg Jennings ! NFL player, Doug Baldwin !
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			Today in Afro History ! James Meredith was refused admission to the University of Mississippi, but later admitted under pressure of protestors and President John F. Kennedy in 1962 !
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walking to class at University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. marshals. According to http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c35515, the men flanking Meredith are U.S. Marshal James McShane (left) and of the Justice Department (right) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

walking to class at University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. marshals. Cropped image from this file. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! James Meredith was refused admission to the University of Mississippi,  but later admitted under pressure of protestors and President John F. Kennedy in 1962 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Debbi Morgan ! Musician, Jelly Roll Morton ! Actor, Aldis Hodge ! NFL player, Carlos Hyde ! Miss USA, Crystle Stewart ! Singer, The Dream !
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English: Crystle Stewart outside the Vivenne Tam show at the Spring 2009 collection Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (aka New York Fashion Week The photographer dedicates this portrait to Wikipedia editor PageantUpdater, who has tirelessly improved beauty pageant articles, including Crystle Stewart’s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photograph of Jelly Roll Morton, cropped from group photo of musicians and entertainers in Los Angeles, California, at the Cadillac Club, c. 1917 or 1918. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Debbi Morgan !  Musician, Jelly Roll Morton !  Actor, Aldis Hodge !  NFL player, Carlos Hyde !  Miss USA, Crystle Stewart !  Singer, The Dream ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today in Afro History ! St. Kitts and Nevis gain independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 !
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			English: For use in St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla, based off of Image:LocationAnguilla.png, a wikipedia map, seen below. Image:LocationAnguilla.png (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: The Grey Area Around the Red Star Indicates the Location and City Limits of the City of Basseterre on the Island of St. Kitts. Suomi: Basseterren kaupungin sijainti on merkitty karttaan punaisella tähdellä. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! St. Kitts and Nevis gain independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Sanaa Lathan ! NBA player, Tyreke Evans ! Actor, Victor Williams ! Actor, Columbus Short ! Singer, Brook Benton !
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			Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Sanaa Lathan !  NBA player, Tyreke Evans !  Actor, Victor Williams !  Actor, Columbus Short !  Singer, Brook Benton ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												
English: Jimi Hendrix performs for Dutch television show Hoepla in 1967. Nederlands: Jimi Hendrix treedt op in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Hoepla in 1967. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell during a Jimi Hendrix Experience’s performance for Dutch television show Hoepla in 1967. Nederlands: Jimi Hendrix en Mitch Mitchell tijdens een optreden van The Jimi Hendrix Experience in het Nederlandse televisieprogramma Hoepla in 1967. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History !  Jimi Hendrix passes away in 1970 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Jada Pinkett Smith ! Actress, Holly Robinson Peete ! NBA player, Serge Ibaka ! Comedian/Actress, Aisha Tyler ! Singer, Ricky Bell !
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Jada Pinkett Smith !  Actress, Holly Robinson Peete !  NBA player, Serge Ibaka !  Comedian/Actress, Aisha Tyler !  Singer, Ricky Bell ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today in Afro History ! Vanessa Williams becomes the first Afro American woman to be crowned Miss America in 1983 !
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			Today in Afro History ! Vanessa Williams becomes the first Afro American woman to be  crowned Miss America in 1983 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Doug E. Fresh ! NBA player, Rasheed Wallace ! Actor, Malik Yoba !
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English: NBA player, Rasheed Wallace. (Cropped version from File:Rasheed_Wallace_2.jpg) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Doug E. Fresh at the Williamsburg Waterfront, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, August 29, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Doug E. Fresh !  NBA player, Rasheed Wallace !  Actor, Malik Yoba ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today in Afro History !” The Emperor Jones” starring Paul Robeson is released in 1933 !
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Paul Robeson,American actor, athlete, bass-baritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, Spingarn Medal winner, and Stalin peace prize laureate. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History !” The Emperor Jones” starring Paul Robeson is released in 1933 ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Blues singer/musician, B.B. King ! NBA player, Elgin Baylor ! Olympic Gold Medalist hurdler, Kevin Young ! Actress, Kyla Pratt ! Singer, Jon Hendricks !
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B.B. King at the 1990 Grammy Awards show. Crop from Image:B.B. King (1990).jpg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Kyla Pratt attending the 35th Birthday of Claudia Jordan at Boulevard 3, Hollywood, CA 04-13-08 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Blues singer/musician, B.B. King !  NBA player, Elgin Baylor !  Olympic Gold Medalist hurdler, Kevin Young !  Actress, Kyla Pratt !  Singer, Jon Hendricks ! was last modified:  September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												Today in Afro History ! Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks in 1978 at the Superdome in New Orleans, making him the first Heavyweight to win the Championship title three times !
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Muhammad Ali, who engaged in more ‘fight of the year’ contests than any other fighter in boxing history, sixCitation needed spanning almost two decades. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks in 1978 at the Superdome in New Orleans, making him the first Heavyweight to win the Championship title three times ! was last modified:  September 15th, 2025 by Marc Alexander
												

































