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 Kawhi’s ex-agent sues agency for commissions June 13, 2018 Lowe: How the Spurs can counter the... May 3, 2017 Biltmore announces summer concert lineup: CCR, 4... May 4, 2018 3 ways to find happiness, from a... June 14, 2018 The American Teen in Davis May 21, 2018 Sources: Brady has yet to say he’ll... April 18, 2018 Ryan Kost's off-the-radar picks, week of June... June 14, 2018 Bucs’ Winston, fiancee welcome baby boy July 4, 2018 Rams trade WR Austin to Cowboys for... April 28, 2018 Jaguars open stadium to 15K Pokemon Go... July 26, 2016 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.