Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Carmelita Jeter ! Basketball Hall of Famer ! Oscar Robertson ! Pianist/Composer, Scott Joplin ! Singer, Machel Montano ! Producer, Terry Lewis !

written by Marc Alexander November 24, 2024

Soca singer Machel Montano performing at the 2007 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), Apollo Theater, New York City (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

portrait of Scott Joplin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

232px-Oscar_Robertson_1966 “Oscar Robertson 1966” by Malcolm W. Emmons

“Oscar Robertson 1960” by Unknown

“20090816-WK2009-Carmelita Jeter” by Erik van Leeuwen

“Jeter Sturrup FBK Games 2010” by Erik van Leeuwen

“Athletissima 2012 – 100m F” by Ludovic Péron

Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Sprinter, Carmelita Jeter ! Basketball Hall of Famer ! Oscar Robertson ! Pianist/Composer, Scott Joplin ! Singer, Machel Montano ! Producer, Terry Lewis !

Today in Afro History ! The Largest ever mass immunization of yellow fever begins in West Africa in 2009 !

Today in Afro History ! Mobutu Sese Seko seizes total control over The Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President in 1965. He renames it Zaire in 1971 !

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