TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, JASMINE GUY ! EDUCATOR/AUTHOR, HALLIE QUINN BROWN ! NBA PLAYER, KWAME BROWN ! ACTOR, EDI GATHEGI ! NFL PLAYER, MARTELLUS BENNETT ! RAPPER/PRODUCER, TIMBERLAND !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAMES EARL RAY PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. IN 1969.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, ORNETTE COLEMAN ! ACTOR, EMMANUEL LEWIS ! RAPPER/ACTOR, BOW WOW !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ANDREW BRIMMER IS SWORN IN AS THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD IN 1966 ! RAPPER, NOTORIOUS B.I.G. IS KILLED IN 1997.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, BORIS KODJOE ! ACTRESS, LOUISE BEAVERS ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST/LAWYER, CLARENCE MITCHELL JR. ! NBA PLAYER, KENNY SMITH ! ACTOR, LEON ROBINSON !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! GHANA JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1957 ! HENRY L. MARSH III ELECTED FIRST AFRO AMERICAN MAYOR OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA IN 1977 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, BRANDON T. JACKSON ! COMEDIAN/ACTRESS, WANDA SYKES ! NFL PLAYER, LYNN SWANN ! BALLERINA, JANET COLLINS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCH TAKES PLACE ON THIS DAY IN 1965. IT WAS LATER NICKNAMED ” BLOODY SUNDAY “. #BlackHistory

Happy Birthday to Shaquille O’Neal ! youtube.com/shorts/Aae7Y...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL ! JAZZ GUITARIST, WES MONTGOMERY ! SINGER, MARY WILSON ! COMEDIAN, DL HUGHLEY ! NBA PLAYER, MARCUS SMART ! ACTRESS, ANNA MARIA HORSFORD !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DRED SCOTT CASE DECIDED BY U.S. SUPREME COURT IN 1857.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, EDDY GRANT ! NFL PLAYER, MICHAEL IRVIN ! ACTOR, MICHAEL WARREN ! ACTRESS/COMEDIAN, MARSHA WARFIELD ! NBA COACH, MIKE BROWN !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! CRISPUS ATTUCKS IS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO BE KILLED AT THE BOSTON MASSACRE IN 1770.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER/MAYOR, KEVIN JOHNSON ! INVENTOR, GARRETT A. MORGAN ! SINGER, BOBBY WOMACK ! SINGER/ACTIVIST, MIRIAM MAKEBA ! SINGER, K MICHELLE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! COLLEGE BASKETBALL STAR, ERIC “HANK” GATHERS, COLLAPSES DURING BASKETBALL GAME AND COULD NOT BE REVIVED. (1990)

Happy Birthday to Jackie Joyner-Kersee youtube.com/shorts/yEEaN...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! NFL PLAYER, HERSCHEL WALKER ! OLYMPIAN, JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE ! NFL PLAYER, SANTONIO HOLMES ! RAPPER, TONE-LOC !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! RODNEY KING IS BEATEN BY POLICE AND CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN 1991.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! NFL PLAYER, REGGIE BUSH ! NFL PLAYER, SHANE VEREEN ! RAPPER, METHOD MAN ! NFL PLAYER, MALCOLM BUTLER !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORES 100 POINTS IN A GAME AGAINST THE NEW YORK KNICKS IN 1962 !

Happy Birthday to Harry Belafonte ! youtube.com/shorts/GpC83...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! ACTOR/ACTIVIST HARRY BELAFONTE ! ACTRESS, LUPITA NYONG’O ! AUTHOR, RALPH ELLISON ! NBA PLAYER, CHRIS WEBBER !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! UGANDA BECOMES A SELF GOVERNING COUNTRY IN 1961 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, TAYSHAUN PRINCE ! NFL PLAYER, CHARLES AARON “BUBBA” SMITH ! ACTRESS, RAE DAWN CHONG ! MLB PLAYER, AROLDIS CHAPMAN ! ACTRESS, TASHA SMITH !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON WINS 8 GRAMMY AWARDS FOR “THRILLER” IN 1984 ! #MichaelJackson #Thriller #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

Happy Birthday to Marian Anderson ! youtube.com/shorts/H-uj0...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! OPERA SINGER, MARIAN ANDERSON ! NBA PLAYER, JAMES WORTHY ! SAXOPHONIST, DEXTER GORDON ! SINGER, ROZONDA “CHILLI” THOMAS ! NFL PLAYER, CHANDLER JONES ! NBA PLAYER, DEVIN HARRIS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! CARL LEWIS BREAKS WORLD INDOOR LONG JUMP RECORD IN 1984 !

Happy Birthday to Erykah Badu ! youtube.com/shorts/lDMwo...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, ERYKAH BADU ! NFL PLAYER, MARSHALL FAULK ! ACTOR/DIRECTOR, BILL DUKE ! SINGER, ANTOINE ” FATS” DOMINO !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, JIMMIE LEE JACKSON DIES AFTER BEING SHOT BY ALABAMA STATE TROOPER DURING PEACEFUL MARCH IN 1965. HIS DEATH INSPIRED THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES.

The night Muhammad Ali Shook up the World youtube.com/shorts/F6iBE...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY ! MODEL/ACTRESS, VERONICA WEBB ! OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST (SPRINTER) DONALD QUARRIE ! NFL PLAYER, JAMES STARKS ! ACTRESS, RASHIDA JONES !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BOXER, MUHAMMAD ALI DEFEATS SONNY LISTON FOR THE HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1964 ! ELIJAH MUHAMMAD PASSES AWAY IN 1975.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! BOXER, FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. ! MLB PLAYER, EDDIE MURRAY ! ACTOR, O’SHEA JACKSON JR. !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST ELECTED PRESIDENT OF GHANA, KWAME NKRUMAH IS OUSTED IN A MILITARY COUP IN 1966.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST/AUTHOR W.E.B DU BOIS ! NBA PLAYER, ANDREW WIGGINS ! NFL PLAYER, CHARLES TILLMAN ! NFL PLAYER, BYRON MAXWELL ! NFL PLAYER, ED “TOO TALL” JONES ! ACTRESS, NIECY NASH !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. BECOMES U.S. MARINES FIRST AFRO AMERICAN BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 1979 !

Happy Birthday to Julius “Dr.J” Irving ! youtube.com/shorts/-0GZl...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, JULIUS “DR J” ERVING ! NBA PLAYER, RAJON RONDO ! NFL PLAYER, KHALIL MACK !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SAINT LUCIA GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1979 !

Happy Birthday to Nina Simone ! youtube.com/shorts/dvy4q...

Remembering Malcolm X youtube.com/shorts/z8h4b...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! POLITICIAN, BARBARA JORDAN ! SINGER/ACTIVIST, NINA SIMONE ! ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT, ROBERT MUGABE ! SPRINTER, LEROY BURRELL !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ACTIVIST, MALCOLM X IS ASSASSINATED AT THE AUDUBON BALLROOM IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1965. #MalcolmX #BlackHistory

Happy Birthday to Sidney Poitier ! youtube.com/shorts/mQCkU...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, RIHANNA ! ACTOR, SIDNEY POITIER ! NBA PLAYER, CHARLES BARKLEY ! NBA PLAYER, STEPHON MARBURY ! SINGER, NANCY WILSON !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ABOLITIONIST/AUTHOR, FREDERICK DOUGLAS PASSES AWAY IN 1895.

Happy Birthday to Smokey Robinson ! youtube.com/shorts/uxWYl...

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/PRODUCER, SMOKEY ROBINSON ! SINGER, SEAL ! ACTOR, LESLIE DAVID BAKER !