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 New Bedford's Ben Gilbarg pioneers a hip-hop... June 24, 2018 Answering the biggest questions around the NFL’s... May 23, 2018 Holness, Phillips joust over Integrity Commission appointment November 14, 2018 Inglewood group sues to prevent Clippers arena June 20, 2018 Everything we know so far about MAC... April 3, 2018 Election 2020: New York City Begins Counting... November 9, 2020 Rising R&B singer HER to play debut... March 27, 2018 Xscape & Migos Honored at the 2018... June 23, 2018 Incognito, cut by Bills, now free to... May 21, 2018 Happy Birthday to Chaka Khan ! March 23, 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.