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 Child In Grave Condition Following Horse Accident... July 11, 2018 2nd suspect arrested in slaying of rapper... July 11, 2018 ‘It’s your call’: What Packers GM Brian... April 25, 2018 NBA Player Sterling Brown, Who Was Shown... May 24, 2018 Happy Birthday to Levar Burton ! February 16, 2024 Rooster Walk celebrates 'Local Heroes Day' May 27, 2018 Rodgers converts Dalai Lama to a Cheesehead April 10, 2018 Bills to retire Thurman Thomas’ No. 34... May 16, 2018 Celtics’ Rozier: ‘Still have to go through... April 13, 2018 Steph Curry and wife welcome baby boy,... July 5, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.