Afro Birthdays Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Tennis Champion, Venus Williams ! Author/Lyricist/Civil Rights Activist, James Weldon Johnson ! Singer, Simone Battle ! written by Marc Alexander June 17, 2023 English: Venus Williams plays Vera Dushevina on the opening day of the US Open 2009. Cropped (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Venus Williams at a Hudson Union Society event in July 2010. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Venus Williams at the 2010 US Open (Photo credit: Wikipedia) James Weldon Johnson’s poetry influenced Angelou’s writing in Singin’ and Swingin’. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) James Weldon Johnson Residence, 187 West 135th Street, Manhattan, New York City (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Tennis Champion, Venus Williams ! Author/Lyricist/Civil Rights Activist, James Weldon Johnson ! Singer, Simone Battle ! was last modified: June 2nd, 2023 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today in Afro History ! The “Soweto Uprising”. A non-violent march of over 10,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns violent when police open fire on the crowd in 1976. Kenneth A. Gibson becomes first Afro American Mayor of Newark in 1970 ! next post Today in Afro History ! The Tuskegee Merchant Boycott begins in response to the attempt to exclude Afro American voters in Tuskegee Alabama in 1957. You may also like Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Politician, Barbara Jordan... February 21, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Sly Stone... March 15, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Boxer, Floyd Patterson... January 4, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthday’s ! Actor, Wesley Snipes... July 31, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist, Rev. Jesse... October 8, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Comedian, Moms Mabley... March 19, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Activist, Malcolm X... May 19, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Abolitionist/Author, Frederick Douglas... February 14, 2024 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! USAF General, Benjamin... December 18, 2023 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Rihanna !... February 20, 2024 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.