Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Billie Holiday ! NFL player, Tony Dorsett ! Comedian, Bill Bellamy ! NFL player, Tiki Barber !

written by Marc Alexander April 7, 2024

English: Billie Holiday and her dog Mister, backstage dressing room, probably at the Downbeat, NYC (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pitt Football Alums Tony Dorsett at Gino Torretta’s Charity Event – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, March 7, 2009 (Photo by OPENSports.com) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Tiki Barber (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By William P. Gottlieb

Billie Holiday

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Billie Holiday ! NFL player, Tony Dorsett ! Comedian, Bill Bellamy ! NFL player, Tiki Barber !

Today in Afro History ! Matthew A. Henson served as navigator to a small group of explorers that were the first to reach the North Pole in 1909 !

Today in Afro History ! Booker T. Washington becomes the first Afro American to have his picture put on U.S. Postage Stamp in 1940 !

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