Today in Afro History ! Jackie Joyner-Kersee breaks record in the heptathlon with 7161 points in 1986 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Author/Poet, James Baldwin ! WNBA player, Skylar Diggins ! NFL player, Brandon Browner ! NFL player, Golden Tate !
Today in Afro History ! Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated in 1838 ! Slavery is abolished in the British Empire in 1834 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, Adam Jones ! Actress, Tempestt Bledsoe ! NFL player Edgerrin James ! Former Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown ! Rapper, Chuck D !
Today in Afro History ! Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad calls for the establishment of an Afro American State in 1960 ! Jazz Pianist Bud Powell passes away in 1966.

Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

`The Fruit of Islam,` a special group of bodyguards for Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad, sits at the bottom of the platform while he delivers his annual Savior`s Day message in Chicago. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

BLACK MUSLIM WOMEN DRESSED IN WHITE APPLAUD ELIJAH MUHAMMAD DURING THE DELIVERY OF HIS ANNUAL SAVIOR’S DAY MESSAGE IN… – NARA – 556245 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Elijah Muhammad addresses followers including Cassius Clay / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Earl Rudolph ” Bud ” Powell
Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! Actor, Wesley Snipes ! Civil rights activist, Whitney M. Young Jr. ! NFL player, Demarcus Ware ! Jazz Guitarist, Stanley Jordan ! NFL player, A.J. Green !

English: Wesley Snipes at 2009 Venice Film Festival Italiano: Wesley Snipes alla 66ª Mostra internazionale d’arte cinematografica di Venezia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Stanley Jordan (July 31, 1959) is an American jazz/jazz fusion guitarist, best known for his development of the touch technique for playing guitar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Whitney Young, three-quarter length portrait, standing next to a bookcase, facing front, reading book / World Telegram & Sun photo by John Bottega. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Slaves seized control of the slave ship Amistad in 1839 !
English: Memorial at for slaves on the Spanish ship who revolted against their masters, only to be forced onto the coast of , captured by the , and wound up in a custody battle between Spain and the United States for their right to return to Africa. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Replica of the slave ship Amistad docked at Key West (Photo credit: State Library and Archives of Florida)
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player/Actor, Terry Crews ! Actor, Laurence Fishburne ! Actress, Vivica A. Fox ! NBA player, Bill Cartwright !

Nia Long and Vivica A. Fox backstage at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Actor Laurence Fishburne speaks on the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln during the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Terry Crews arrives for the Get Smart premiere, Fox Theater, Westwood, CA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! MLB Hall of Famer, Lou Brock has his 700th career stolen base in 1974 !
Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL Player Dak Prescott ! Singer, Wanya Morris ! First Afro boxing World Champion, George Dixon ! Actress, Monica Calhoun ! Author, Chester Himes ! Jazz Guitarist, Charlie Christian !

English: George Dixon, canandian boxer. Português: George Dixon, pugilista canadense. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Dak Prescott By Jeffrey Beall

English: A picture of Charlie Christian Dansk: Et billede af jazzguitaristen Charlie Christian (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Congress passes an act establishing regiments of Afro American cavalry and infantry soldiers in 1866. Later nicknamed “Buffalo Soldiers” !

English: Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry, some wearing buffalo robes, Ft. Keogh, Montana Italiano: “Buffalo soldiers” (“soldati bisonte”, ossia afroamericani) del 25 o Fanteria; alcuni indossano pelli di bisonte. Ft. Keogh, Montana. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Henry Johnson, United States Army buffalo soldier and Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Indian Wars. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An Afro-American Corporal, in the 9th Cavalry. Snow covers the ground 1890. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)