Afro History Today in Afro History ! Freedom rides begin in 1961 ! The First of the freedom riders left from Washington D.C. ! written by Marc Alexander May 4, 2023 View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com Today in Afro History ! Freedom rides begin in 1961 ! The First of the freedom riders left from Washington D.C. ! was last modified: April 3rd, 2023 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, George Hill ! NFL player, James Harrison ! Singer, Jackie Jackson ! NBA player, Victor Oladipo ! Jamaican Singer, Jacob Miller ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Chris Brown ! Martial Artist/Actor, Jim Kelly ! NFL player, Ike Taylor ! Singer, Raheem Devaughn ! Singer, Johnnie Taylor ! You may also like Gigs of the Week: Beth Ditto, Sunday... May 29, 2018 Vote for Your Favorite Male R&B/Pop Artist... June 23, 2018 'Rep that sh*t loud': R&B artist Kehlani... May 29, 2018 Can gospel music survive the rise of... July 16, 2018 BeBe Winans puts his life onstage in... May 18, 2018 XXXTentacion Is Mourned by Thousands at a... June 27, 2018 Woody McClain on 'The Bobby Brown Story'... May 31, 2018 Why Gorillaz's New Album, 'The Now Now,'... July 8, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Arthur Lewis... November 15, 2022 R&B singer Khalid inches toward adulthood at... June 5, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.