Afro History Today in Afro History ! Althea Gibson becomes first Afro American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 ! written by Marc Alexander July 6, 2025 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 6th, 2025 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 Another SoCal Scorcher Wednesday As Heat Wave... July 25, 2018 When Does The MAC x Aaliyah Collection... April 2, 2018 Girl Talk: Icelandic Musician Sillus Unleashes Her... May 4, 2018 Wade: ‘No breaking news’ yet on my... April 25, 2018 Happy Birthday to Marvin Gaye ! April 2, 2026 "Active shooter" at Texas mall, authorities say July 28, 2018 Massive Fire Rips Through Several Businesses In... July 17, 2018 R Kelly responds to #MuteRKelly campaign: 'It's... May 23, 2018 FanDuel to open sportsbook at Meadowlands July 12, 2018 JANET JACKSON TO BE NAMED A BMI... June 26, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.