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 July 16 Hip-Hop History: Chill Mitchell is... July 16, 2018 Government risking lives by not shifting MCH... April 16, 2018 People protest over dilapidated condition of road April 3, 2018 Everything Here Has a Little Bit of,... July 13, 2018 Demanding Answers: Kips Bay Neighbors Say Gushing... July 26, 2017 Butler, KAT break through in Minnesota to... April 22, 2018 Named After a Legend, Rakim Al-Jabbaar Has... July 2, 2018 Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar and Gord Downie... June 14, 2018 Kevin White hopes to stay on field... June 8, 2018 Review: Armie Hammer and the Quiet Satire... July 24, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.