Afro History Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! written by Marc Alexander July 6, 2023 Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! was last modified: July 2nd, 2023 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Kevin Hart ! Actress/Singer, Della Reese ! Rapper, 50 Cent ! Actress, Tia Mowry ! Actress, Tamera Mowry ! NFL player, Brandon Jacobs ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Baseball Legend, Satchel Paige ! WNBA star Lisa Leslie ! Writer, Margaret Walker ! Actor, Allen Payne ! Singer, Sevyn Streeter ! You may also like Only 54 young immigrants separated from parents... July 10, 2018 Premiere: R&B Star In The Making Liza... June 6, 2018 Bills receiver Jones undergoes knee surgery May 24, 2018 Irvin’s tweets stoke feud with ex-Raider King April 10, 2018 XO Music Festival Cancelled July 11, 2018 American legislators with C’bean roots jubilant over... November 9, 2020 Biltmore announces summer concert lineup: CCR, 4... May 4, 2018 Today in Afro History ! The 555th... December 30, 2023 WriteSounds Drop New Single, 'Live The Life;'... July 15, 2018 Pub Crawl: Jack Rabbit's hopping on Friday... July 19, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.