Happy Birthday to Pearl Bailey ! youtube.com/shorts/rRP5Q...
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/ACTRESS, PEARL BAILEY ! NBA PLAYER, WALT FRAZIER ! NFL PLAYER, EARL CAMPBELL ! NFL PLAYER, JUSTIN TUCK ! #PearlBailey #WaltFrazier
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAZZ SINGER, JOE WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY IN 1999.
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! RAPPER, CHERYL “SALT” JAMES ! NBA PLAYER/COACH, BYRON SCOTT !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BILL RUSSELL BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO COACH AN NBA TEAM IN 1966 !
Happy Birthday to Sarah Vaughan ! youtube.com/shorts/yzNcp...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, SARAH VAUGHAN ! SINGER, MARIAH CAREY ! NFL PLAYER, RANDALL CUNNINGHAM ! DANCER, HAROLD NICHOLAS ! DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER, ARTHUR MITCHELL !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ACTOR, BILLY DEE WILLIAMS RECEIVES A STAR ON HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME IN 1985 !
Happy Birthday to Diana Ross ! youtube.com/shorts/kl89r...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, DIANA ROSS ! SINGER, TEDDY PENDERGRASS ! NFL PLAYER, MARCUS ALLEN ! NFL PLAYER, VON MILLER ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, JAMES MOODY !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! GEORGE FOREMAN KNOCKS OUT KEN NORTON IN 2ND ROUND OF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT IN 1974 ! THOMAS J. MARTIN PATENTS THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN 1872 !
Happy Birthday to Aretha Franklin ! youtube.com/shorts/ZA0w5...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, ARETHA FRANKLIN ! NBA PLAYER/COACH, AVERY JOHNSON ! NBA PLAYER, KYLE LOWRY ! ACTOR, HAYWOOD NELSON ! WNBA PLAYER, SHERYL SWOOPES ! ACTOR, LAZ ALONZO ! ACTRESS, LARK VOORHIES !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SUGAR RAY ROBINSON WINS HIS FIFTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 1958 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, DOROTHY HEIGHT ! TV PERSONALITY, STAR JONES ! NBA PLAYER, CHRIS BOSH !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! HALLE BERRY BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN 2002 ! #HalleBerry #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory
Happy Birthday to Chaka Khan ! youtube.com/shorts/nLjd8...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, KYRIE IRVING ! SINGER, CHAKA KHAN ! NBA PLAYER, MOSES MALONE ! NFL PLAYER, BRANDON MARSHALL ! NFL PLAYER, MAURICE JONES-DREW ! #KyrieIrving #ChakaKhan #MosesMalone #BrandonMarshall #BlackExcellence
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MARCUS GARVEY, AN AFRO JAMAICAN BORN IN ST. ANN’S BAY JAMAICA, ARRIVES IN AMERICA IN 1916 ! #MarcusGarvey #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory
Happy Birthday to George Benson ! youtube.com/shorts/Ap3Yf...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/GUITARIST, GEORGE BENSON ! SINGER, STEPHANIE MILLS ! ACTRESS, KELLIE SHANYGNE WILLIAMS ! NBA PLAYER, MARCUS CAMBY ! NBA PLAYER, BRIAN SHAW !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE POST- APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT/ANC, TAKES CONTROL OF THE CISKEI HOMELAND IN 1994 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, ADRIAN PETERSON ! TV PERSONALITY, ANANDA LEWIS ! ACTRESS, SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ACTOR, JAMES BASKETT RECEIVES ACADEMY AWARD IN 1947 ! NAMIBIA GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA IN 1990 !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAN ERNST MATZELIGER PATENTS THE SHOE “LASTING MACHINE” IN 1883 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! COMEDIAN, MOMS MABLEY ! NFL PLAYER, EJ MANUEL ! NFL PLAYER, AHMAD BRADSHAW ! ACTOR, PHILIP DANIEL BOLDEN !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MICHAEL JORDAN RETURNS TO BULLS AFTER A 17 MONTH RETIREMENT IN 1995. PHOENIX IS STRIPED OF HOSTING THE SUPER BOWL AFTER ARIZONA REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE MLK HOLIDAY IN 1991.
Happy Birthday to Vanessa Williams ! youtube.com/shorts/Jj9nw...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/ACTRESS, VANESSA WILLIAMS ! ACTRESS, QUEEN LATIFAH ! SINGER/ACTRESS, IRENE CARA ! SINGER, WILSON PICKETT ! COUNTRY SINGER, CHARLIE PRIDE ! NFL PLAYER, ANDRE RISON !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! 200 FORMER SLAVES LEAVE SAVANNAH GA. TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN LIBERIA AFRICA IN 1895 !