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 Marshawn Lynch dunks on student during trip... March 4, 2016 Wildfire Breaks Out Near Pinyon Pines In... July 26, 2018 Is drill the most controversial genre of... July 14, 2018 Queens Man Arrested In Greenpoint, Brooklyn Road... July 28, 2018 Why Dallas cut Dez: Production on field,... April 13, 2018 Spurs’ victory historic for Ginobili; Parker, too April 23, 2018 Happy Birthday to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ! April 16, 2025 With Fizdale hire, Knicks take another step... May 4, 2018 Snipes Farm hosts 36th Annual R&B Picnic... July 19, 2018 Raheem DeVaughn Interview: Talks ChrossRhodes Movement, Upcoming... April 6, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.