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 Another part of R&B road caves in April 29, 2018 Manafort in solitary confinement, lawyers say July 6, 2018 Belichick refuses to address Butler SB benching July 25, 2018 Man Fatally Shot By Armed Robber At... June 2, 2016 This Morning from CBS News, Oct. 2,... October 2, 2015 "What good is NATO:" Trump criticizes allies... July 11, 2018 Man dies after officer-involved shooting in Toledo,... July 28, 2018 New Yorkers Urged To Sign Up For... July 16, 2018 Lue: East clincher best game of LeBron’s... May 28, 2018 LeBron puts on clinic as Cavaliers school... May 4, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.