Afro History Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong becomes first Afro Miss Universe in 1977 ! written by Marc Alexander July 16, 2025 Cristal Montanez Miss Venezuela & Janelle Commissiong Miss Universe in Colombia Raising Funds Cancer Association (3) (Photo credit: Cristal Montanez Venezuela) View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Janelle Commissiong becomes first Afro Miss Universe in 1977 ! was last modified: July 7th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist/Jounalist, Ida B. Wells ! NFL legend, Barry Sanders ! Activist/BPP Member/BLA Member, Assata Shakur ! NBA player, Zach Randolph ! Actress, Rain Pryor ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Diahann Carroll ! NBA player/Harlem Globe Trotter, Cornelius “Connie” Hawkins ! Singer, Regina Belle ! Singer, Phoebe Snow ! You may also like Rising Brooklyn Rapper Jesus Honcho Drops '7... July 17, 2018 This Day in History – November 12 November 12, 2018 Muslims find home at Washington church July 1, 2016 Savannah Bananas Baseball Team Plays Game In... July 18, 2018 Happy Birthday to Leroy “Satchel” Paige ! July 7, 2024 Funk Parade Announces Initial Music Lineup April 19, 2018 Craig Smith's Downtown Talk: Join us for... June 29, 2018 Feature interview: Rashad and Co City of... May 23, 2018 Photos from Pitchfork Music Festival 2018, Saturday July 22, 2018 4 More Boys Extracted From Cave July 9, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.