Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Nat King Cole ! Ex Slave/Politician, Benjamin Sterling Turner ! Singer, Tamar Braxton ! NFL player, Emmanuel Sanders ! NFL player, Cordarrelle Patterson ! NBA player, Thomas Robinson !

written by Marc Alexander March 17, 2024

Publicity photo from the premiere of The Nat King Cole Show. Cole was the first African-American to host a program of this type. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Benjamin S. Turner. Library of Congress description: “Benjamin S. Turner” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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View image | gettyimages.com Cordarrelle Patterson

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Emmanuel Sanders

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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Nat King Cole ! Ex Slave/Politician, Benjamin Sterling Turner ! Singer, Tamar Braxton ! NFL player, Emmanuel Sanders ! NFL player, Cordarrelle Patterson ! NBA player, Thomas Robinson !

Today in Afro History ! “Freedom’s Journal”, the first Afro American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded in 1827 !

Today in Afro History ! Mike Tyson defeats Frank Bruno to regain Heavyweight Title in 1996 !

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