TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, JULIUS PEPPERS ! ACTOR, JESSE L. MARTIN ! SINGER/ACTRESS SAMANTHA MUMBA ! DR. DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! “THE JEFFERSONS” PREMIERES ON TV IN 1975 ! WILLIE O’REE MAKES NHL DEBUT IN 1958 ! MLK HOLIDAY OBSERVED IN ALL 50 STATES IN 1993 !

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, DWYANE WADE ! BOXER, MUHAMMAD ALI ! ACTOR, JAMES EARL JONES ! COMEDIAN/ACTOR, STEVE HARVEY ! ACTRESS, EARTHA KITT ! FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NIGERIA EXPELS OVER 2 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS IN 1983.

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NIGERIA EXPELS OVER 2 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS IN 1983.

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/ACTRESS, AALIYAH ! BOXER, ROY JONES JR. ! ACTRESS, DEBBIE ALLEN ! ACTOR, RICHARD T. JONES !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN FORMED IN 1941 ! ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1920 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING ! ACTRESS, REGINA KING ! ACTOR, MARIO VAN PEEBLES ! BOXER, BERNARD HOPKINS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1908 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SPRINTER, SHAWN CRAWFORD ! ACTOR, CARL WEATHERS ! RAPPER/ACTOR, LL COOL J ! RAPPER, SLICK RICK ! NFL PLAYER, HAKEEM NICKS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SANFORD AND SON STARRING REDD FOXX AND DEMOND WILSON, PREMIERS ON TV IN 1972 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MODEL/ACTRESS, TRACI BINGHAM ! NFL PLAYER, DOUG MARTIN ! NBA PLAYER, RONNY TURIAF !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1913 !

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Happy Birthday to Joe Frazier !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! BOXER, JOE FRAZIER ! SINGER, AMERIE ! NBA PLAYER, DOMINIQUE WILKINS ! MLB PLAYER, DONTRELLE WILLIS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! AUTHOR, LORRAINE HANSBERRY PASSES AWAY IN 1965. THE ZANZIBAR REVOLUTION BEGINS IN 1964 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, MARY J. BLIGE ! NBA PLAYER, DARRYL DAWKINS ! ACTRESS, AJA NAOMI KING ! ACTRESS, KIM COLES ! DIRECTOR, MALCOLM D. LEE ! NBA PLAYER, TONY ALLEN !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR AGAINST BRITISH COLONIAL RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA BEGINS IN 1879 !

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! JAZZ PERCUSSIONIST, MAX ROACH ! BOXER, GEORGE FOREMAN ! MLB PLAYER, WILLIE MCCOVEY ! MODEL, SALEISHA STOWERS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE IVORY COAST BECOMES A PROTECTORATE OF FRANCE IN 1889.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, CHAD JOHNSON ! PUBLISHER, EARL GRAVES SR. ! NBA PLAYER, MUGGSY BOGUES ! ACTOR, OMARI HARDWICK !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1914 ! FISK UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN 1866 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, SHIRLEY BASSEY ! SINGER, R. KELLY ! SPRINTER, CALVIN SMITH !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JACKIE ROBINSON ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM BASEBALL IN 1957. THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS FOUNDED IN 1912.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, LAMAR JACKSON ! ACTRESS, BUTTERFLY MCQUEEN ! MLB PLAYER, ALFONSO SORIANO ! MLB PLAYER, EDWIN ENCARNACION ! ACTOR, DOUG E. DOUG !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS PLAY FIRST GAME IN 1927 ! MARIAN ANDERSON BECOMES FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO PERFORM WITH THE N.Y. METROPOLITAN OPERA IN 1955 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER, JAMEIS WINSTON ! DIRECTOR, JOHN SINGLETON ! NFL PLAYER, NDAMUKONG SUH ! SINGER, KATHY SLEDGE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAZZ TRUMPETER/BAND LEADER, DIZZY GILLESPIE PASSES AWAY IN 1993.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER, ALVIN AILEY ! ACTOR, TED LANGE ! ACTRESS, BROOKLYN SUDANO ! NFL PLAYER DE’ANTHONY THOMAS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY FOUNDED IN 1911 ! “THE WIZ” OPENS ON BROADWAY IN 1975 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! BOXER, FLOYD PATTERSON ! NBA PLAYER, AL JEFFERSON ! OPERA SINGER, GRACE BUMBRY ! ACTRESS, JILL MARIE JONES ! #FloydPatterson #BlackExcellence

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! RALPH BUNCHE BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN APPOINTED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN 1944 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! RACE CAR DRIVER, WILLY T. RIBBS ! ACTRESS, NICOLE BEHARIE ! MODEL/ACTRESS, LIYA KEBEDE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ARETHA FRANKLIN BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IN 1987 ! #ArethaFranklin #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, CUBA GOODING JR. ! AUTHOR/DIRECTOR, OSCAR MICHEAUX ! ACTOR, TAYE DIGGS ! ACTRESS, ERICA HUBBARD ! NFL PLAYER, CALVIN HILL ! #CubaGoodingJr #TayeDiggs #CalvinHill #BlackExcellence

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WHITES ATTACK AFRO AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN ROSEWOOD FLORIDA, KILLING EIGHT PEOPLE IN 1923. #BlackHistory

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, MORRIS CHESTNUT ! RAPPER/DJ, GRANDMASTER FLASH ! NFL PLAYER, JASON PIERRE-PAUL ! NBA PLAYER, GLEN DAVIS ! ACTRESS, CARMEN EJOGO ! SINGER, TANK !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DAVID DINKINS BECOMES THE 1ST AFRO AMERICAN MAYOR OF N.Y.C IN 1990 ! ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNS THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IN 1863.

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, DONNA SUMMER ! GYMNAST, GABBY DOUGLAS ! SINGER/MUSICIAN, ODETTA ! NFL PLAYER, JASON CAMPBELL ! SCULPTOR, SELMA BURKE ! #DonnaSummer #GabbyDouglas #Odetta #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ACTOR, JAMES AVERY PASSES AWAY IN 2013. HULAN JACK BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF MANHATTAN IN 1953 ! #lamesAvery #HulanJack #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, LEBRON JAMES ! GOLFER, TIGER WOODS ! ACTRESS, SHERYL LEE RALPH ! BOXER, LAILA ALI ! MUSICIAN, BO DIDDLEY ! SINGER/ACTOR, TYRESE GIBSON ! NBA PLAYER, KENYON MARTIN !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE 555TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION, AN ALL AFRO ARMY VOLUNTEER UNIT WAS ACTIVATED IN 1943, MAKING THEM THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN PARATROOPERS. AKA “THE TRIPLE NICKELS”

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! FORMER L.A. MAYOR, THOMAS BRADLEY ! ACTOR, MEKHI PHIFER ! HURDLER/SPRINTER, ANGELO TAYLOR ! NFL PLAYER, ERIC BERRY ! #BlackExcellence

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE SUDANESE PARLIAMENT APPROVES REFERENDUM ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH SUDAN IN 2009 ! #BlackHistory

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