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 [EXCLUSIVE] Raheem DeVaughn Talks New Music, '90s... May 25, 2018 A journey to the past August 1, 2015 Trump criticizes U.S. allies; says he’s "fighting... July 12, 2018 LA Times Restaurant Critic Jonathan Gold Dies... July 22, 2018 Dez: Would be ‘crazy’ to join OBJ,... April 17, 2018 Parents Getting Teens To Diet Doing More... July 16, 2018 Crews Work To Repair Water Main Break... July 24, 2015 Ex-pilot sentenced to year in prison for... July 25, 2018 PM: Gov’t working to eliminate poverty June 19, 2015 Angry youths stone Nigerian leader’s convoy; police... January 29, 2015 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.