Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Anti-Apartheid Activist, Nelson Mandela ! NBA player, Penny Hardaway ! NFL player, Deion Branch ! MLB player, Tori Hunter ! TV Host, Wendy Williams ! Singer, Screaming Jay Hawkins ! Singer, Martha Reeves !

English: Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on 13 May 1998 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Deion Branch (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Wendy Williams in June 2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins at The Edge, Toronto, April 1, 1979 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Martha Reeves 2011 at Berns in Stockholm, Sweden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)