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 Peabo Bryson Drops Exclusive Video of New... July 27, 2018 Happy Birthday to Patti LaBelle ! May 24, 2024 Stretch Of Highway 45 Renamed In Honor... November 13, 2020 Marcus Smart, the playoffs’ most important 26... May 3, 2018 Iceland's Secret Solstice Announces Phase 3 Lineup March 27, 2018 Eminem's ASL Interpreter Sparks Online Meltdown, Nails... June 21, 2018 G Herbo Talks Inking First Partnership Deal... June 14, 2018 Man gored by bull while checking out... July 10, 2018 Alan Dershowitz: "President Trump encourages incivility" July 22, 2018 Rico Nasty Cruises Through New York City... July 2, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.