Afro Birthdays Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Jesse Owens ! Singer, Jennifer Hudson ! Singer, Barry White ! Singer, Ruben Studdard ! written by Marc Alexander September 12, 2023 Season two winner of American Idol, Ruben Studdard. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jesse Owens shook racial stereotypes both with Nazis and segregationists in the USA at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) African-American Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson at the 83rd Academy Awards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Olympic Gold Medalist, Jesse Owens ! Singer, Jennifer Hudson ! Singer, Barry White ! Singer, Ruben Studdard ! was last modified: August 27th, 2023 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today in Afro History ! Serena Williams wins Grand Slam Tournament in 1999, making her the first Afro American woman to win it since Althea Gibson won it in 1958 ! Peter Tosh is killed in 1987. next post Today in Afro History ! Dr. Mae Carol Jemison becomes the first Afro American woman in space in 1992 ! Anti-Aparthied activist Steve Biko dies while in police custody in 1977. You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Lamar... November 6, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Alfred... December 12, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NBA player, Blake... March 16, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Long Jumper/NFL player,... November 19, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Raphael Saadiq... May 14, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Patrick... July 11, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Saxophonist, John Coltrane... September 23, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress Lena Horne... June 30, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Delfeayo Marsalis... July 28, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actor, Lenny Kravitz... May 26, 2023 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.