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 American R&B singer Keri Hilson coming to... June 23, 2018 Rockets get everything they need to top... May 17, 2018 New fires sweep through Southern California July 7, 2018 Sources: Cunningham, Spurs reach 1-year deal July 16, 2018 Hip Hop Week In Review: Mid-Year Recap,... July 22, 2018 Simmons chooses agency that represents LeBron March 24, 2016 Immigrant father describes 27-day separation from young... July 12, 2018 Woman Goes Missing On Road Trip July 11, 2018 China-US Tariffs: Trade War Will Push Prices... July 6, 2018 Sources: Irving won’t face discipline for DV... July 24, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.