TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, MARSHAWN LYNCH ! JAZZ PERFORMER CHARLES MINGUS ! MLB PLAYER, DEE GORDON ! ACTRESS, SHERRI SHEPHERD ! NBA PLAYER, DEJUAN BLAIR !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE HYERS SISTERS MAKE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AT THE SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN THEATER IN 1867 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY ! NBA PLAYER, RODNEY STUCKEY ! NFL PLAYER, TARVARIS JACKSON ! ACTOR, BRIAN J. WHITE ! GOSPEL SINGER, CLARA WARD ! NFL PLAYER, CARNELL “CADILLAC” WILLIAMS !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MILTON L. OLIVE III BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THE VIETNAM WAR IN 1966. NINA SIMONE PASSES AWAY IN 2003.

Happy Birthday to Luther Vandross: Never Too Much #luthervandross #RnB #blackexcellence YouTube video by Afro Universe

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SINGER, LUTHER VANDROSS ! JAZZ MUSICIAN/BANDLEADER, LIONEL HAMPTON ! NBA PLAYER, DANNY GRANGER ! ACTOR, SHEMAR MOORE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MICHAEL JORDAN SETS NBA RECORD WITH 63 POINTS IN A PLAYOFF GAME IN 1986 ! HARRIET TUBMAN STARTS WORKING WITH THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN 1853 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY ! WNBA PLAYER, CANDACE PARKER ! POET, ETHERIDGE KNIGHT ! NIGERIAN ACTRESS, INI EDO !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! EVANDER HOLYFIELD DEFEATS GEORGE FORMAN IN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT IN 1991 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! JAMES MCCUNE SMITH, FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO EARN MEDICAL DEGREE ! SINGER/COMPOSER, LORD KITCHENER ! ADDIE MAE COLLINS, 14 YR OLD BIRMINGHAM CHURCH BOMBING VICTIM.

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ALICE WALKER IS AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1983 ! ALEX HALEY IS AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1977 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY ! NBA PLAYER, C. J. WATSON ! ACTRESS, LELA ROCHON ! RAPPER REDMAN ! ACTRESS, KIMBERLY ELISE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JACKIE ROBINSON BUNTS FOR HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HIT IN 1947 !

Happy Birthday to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Is Kareem the GOAT? #KareemAbdulJabbar #NBA #blackhistory YouTube video by Afro Universe

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR ! ACTOR, MARTIN LAWRENCE ! NFL PLAYER, DICK “NIGHT TRAIN” LANE ! SINGER, AKON ! SINGER, ROY HAMILTON ! NBA PLAYER, LUOL DENG !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WASHINGTON D.C. ABOLISHES SLAVERY IN 1862 ! ( THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMPENSATED EMANCIPATION ACT).

Happy Birthday to Bessie Smith: "Empty Bed Blues" #BessieSmith #BluesMusic #blackhistory YouTube video by Afro Universe

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! BLUES SINGER, BESSIE SMITH ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ! CHICAGO MAYOR, HAROLD WASHINGTON ! SPRINTER, EVELYN ASHFORD ! ACTOR, FLEX ALEXANDER !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BOOKER T. WASHINGTON RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN 1896 !

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, JOE HADEN ! WNBA PLAYER, CYNTHIA COOPER-DYKE ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, GENE AMMONS ! RAPPER, DA BRAT ! ACTOR, ANTWON TANNER !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE PENNSYLVANIA ABOLITION SOCIETY ( THE FIRST ABOLITION SOCIETY) FOUNDED BY ANTHONY BENEZET AND OTHERS IN 1775 ! #BlackHistory

Happy Birthday to Al Green: "Let's Stay Together" #AlGreen #rnb #blackhistory YouTube video by Afro Universe

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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, AL GREEN ! SINGER, PEABO BRYSON ! NFL PLAYER, JOSH GORDON ! NBA PLAYER, BARON DAVIS ! NBA PLAYER, TONY WROTEN ! #AlGreen #PeaboBryson #BlackExcellence

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SIDNEY POITIER BECOMES FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO WIN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN 1964 ! TIGER WOODS BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO WIN A GOLF MAJOR IN 1997 !

THE MATTHEW HENSON STORY [AAHIAH Ep. #103] YouTube video by African American History Is AMERICAN History

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Often overshadowed by Robert Peary, Matthew Henson became the first person to step onto the geographic North Pole on April 6, 1909. In this video, we explore Henson’s incredible journey from a young boy in Maryland to a legendary explorer who defied the odds.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MUSICIAN, HERBIE HANCOCK ! NFL PLAYER, CHARLES MANN !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JOSEPHINE BAKER PASSES AWAY IN 1975.

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN JUDGE IN THE U.S. , JAYNE BOLIN ! ACTOR, MESHACH TAYLOR ! JOURNALIST, TONY BROWN ! SPRINTER, TORRIN LAWRENCE !

TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SPELMAN COLLEGE FOUNDED IN 1881 ! #SpelmanCollege #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! REGGAE SINGER, BUNNY WAILER ! SINGER/SONGWRITER, KENNETH “BABYFACE” EDMONDS ! ACTOR, ORLANDO JONES ! NBA PLAYER, NERLENS NOEL ! MLB PLAYER, KEN GRIFFEY SR. ! #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory