Today in Afro History ! Frank E. Petersen Jr. becomes U.S. Marines first Afro American Brigadier General in 1979 !

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 !