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 Green: Warriors will bounce back, force Game... May 25, 2018 Police Apologize To Black Students Stopped Over... July 18, 2018 A collectively creative effort: Kool & the... April 30, 2018 For most U.S. workers, raises remain elusive July 17, 2018 Bills’ McCoy: ‘Very confident’ I’ll play amid... July 26, 2018 LeBron: Viral video shows Game 1 TO... June 5, 2018 Lucian Puts Rising New Producer Fallow On... March 27, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Lamar... January 7, 2025 Today in Afro History ! Michael Jordan... April 20, 2025 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Malcom... September 8, 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.