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 TV anchor’s alleged jacket theft irks Warriors April 23, 2018 Lord of the Slings: Norman calls Rodgers... November 16, 2016 Kerr on Curry’s golden 3Q: ‘Not surprising’ May 29, 2018 Color Me Badd singer arrested after 'pushing... July 24, 2018 The Commodores to Perform at SugarHouse Casino July 9, 2018 London Drill Rappers Jailed for Allegedly Planning... June 13, 2018 Papa John’s founder John Schnatter resigns after... July 12, 2018 NFL to reconsider decades-old combine drills February 27, 2015 Bucks’ Brown agrees to $750K lawsuit settlement November 9, 2020 Iggy Azalea Reveals 'Survive the Summer' Cover... July 1, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.