Afro History Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 ! written by Marc Alexander February 23, 2026 List of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Commanders (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 ! was last modified: February 2nd, 2026 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Author W.E.B Du Bois ! NBA player, Andrew Wiggins ! NFL player, Charles Tillman ! NFL player, Byron Maxwell ! NFL player, Ed “Too Tall” Jones ! Actress, Niecy Nash ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ! MLB player, Eddie Murray ! Actor, O’Shea Jackson Jr. ! You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Rapper, Snoop Dogg... October 20, 2025 Campaign aims to preserve more than 5,500... July 24, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actor, Kenan Thompson... May 10, 2025 Dana Dentata left metal to make empowering... June 15, 2018 GM: Lakers not expecting help from rivals June 22, 2018 Trump names second Supreme Court justice –... July 9, 2018 N.J. Man Fighting To Have Trees Replaced... April 12, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! Actor/Activist Harry Belafonte... March 1, 2026 Officer resigns after video shows him not... July 12, 2018 Gorgeous Goddess, Bosstown July 23, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.