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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1913 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BOOKER T. WASHINGTON RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN 1896 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT BEGINS IN 1955 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY FOUNDED IN 1911 ! “THE WIZ” OPENS ON BROADWAY IN 1975 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! CRISPUS ATTUCKS IS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO BE KILLED AT THE BOSTON MASSACRE IN 1770.
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! PHYLICIA RASHAD WINS A TONY FOR LEADING ROLE IN ” A RAISIN IN THE SUN ” IN 2004 ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JAMES MEREDITH IS SHOT WHILE MARCHING ACROSS MISSISSIPPI IN 1966.
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, LOUIS GOSSETT JR ! SINGER/ RAPPER, LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES ! SINGER, ANDRE 3000 ! PIANIST, RAMSEY LEWIS ! ACTOR, TODD BRIDGES !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR/SINGER/ACTIVIST, PAUL ROBESON ! ACTRESS, KESHIA KNIGHT PULLIAM ! SINGER, JAZMINE SULLIVAN ! TV HOST, SUNNY ANDERSON !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, GLADYS KNIGHT ! ACTIVIST, DR. BETTY SHABAZZ, (WIFE OF MALCOLM X) ! BLUES GUITARIST, T-BONE WALKER ! NFL PLAYER, MICHAEL OHER ! NFL PLAYER, NAVORRO BOWMAN ! NFL PLAYER, PERCY HARVIN !
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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 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, DEBBI MORGAN ! MUSICIAN, JELLY ROLL MORTON ! ACTOR, ALDIS HODGE ! NFL PLAYER, CARLOS HYDE ! MISS USA, CRYSTLE STEWART ! SINGER, THE DREAM !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SLAVES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ARE EMANCIPATED IN 1838 ! SLAVERY IS ABOLISHED IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1834 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, TICHINA ARNOLD ! MLB PLAYER, BRANDON PHILLIPS ! NBA PLAYER, BRADLEY BEAL ! MLB PLAYER, AL DOWNING !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1911 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, VIOLA DAVIS ! ACTRESS, SOPHIE OKONEDO ! ACTOR, DUANE MARTIN ! AUTHOR, ALEX HALEY ! NBA PLAYER, PATRICK “PATTY” MILLS !
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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 !
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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.
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DR. MAE JEMISON BECOMES A NASA ASTRONAUT IN 1987 ! SHE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE.
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NASA ASTRONAUT/PHYSICIST, RONALD MCNAIR DIES IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER DISASTER IN 1986.
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ALICE WALKER IS AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1983 ! ALEX HALEY IS AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1977 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, MARLA GIBBS ! ACTOR, FAZION LOVE ! NBA PLAYER, SAM PERKINS ! NFL PLAYER, SAMMY WATKINS ! SAXOPHONIST/SINGER, JUNIOR WALKER ! SINGER/SONGWRITER, RENALDO BENSON !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! HALLE BERRY BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN 2002 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, BERN NADETTE STANIS ! SINGER, JORDIN SPARKS ! MLB PLAYER, LONNIE SMITH ! CONGRESSMAN, ARTHUR W. MITCHELL !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, BILLIE HOLIDAY ! NFL PLAYER, TONY DORSETT ! COMEDIAN, BILL BELLAMY ! NFL PLAYER, TIKI BARBER !
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Today in Afro History ! Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded at Howard University in 1913 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST, REV. JESSE JACKSON ! GOSPEL SINGER, CE CE WINANS ! ACTOR, NICK CANNON ! MUSIC PRODUCER, TEDDY RILEY ! ACTRESS, KARYN PARSONS !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! HAZEL SCOTT BECOMES FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN TO HAVE HER OWN TV SHOW IN 1950 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE COMOROS JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1975 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SUGAR RAY ROBINSON WINS HIS FIFTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 1958 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY FOUNDED IN 1911 ! “THE WIZ” OPENS ON BROADWAY IN 1975 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, RUBY DEE ! ACTRESS/MODEL, JAYNE KENNEDY ! NBA PLAYER, ANDREW BYNUM ! NBA PLAYER, EVAN TURNER ! NBA PLAYER, LOU WILLIAMS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, ERNIE HUDSON ! SINGER, EDDIE KENDRICKS ! SINGER, ART NEVILLE !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JOHN THOMPSON BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN HEAD COACH TO WIN THE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1984 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS/COMEDIAN, MO’NIQUE ! NBA PLAYER, ROY HIBBERT ! SINGER, JERMAINE JACKSON ! ACTOR, GARY DOURDAN !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MODEL, NAOMI CAMPBELL ! ACTOR, PAUL WINFIELD ! SINGER, JOHNNY GILL ! SINGER, DONELL JONES ! SINGER, VIVIAN GREEN !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, KIM FIELDS ! ACTOR, VING RHAMES ! FOOTBALL PLAYER, STEVE SMITH !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, KEITH DAVID ! NAVY ADMIRAL, SAMUEL L. GRAVELY JR. ! NBA PLAYER, XAVIER MCDANIEL ! SINGER, EL DEBARGE !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, KELLY ROWLAND ! SINGER, BRANDY ! NBA PLAYER, BEN MCLEMORE ! SINGER, D’ANGELO !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, JANET JACKSON ! CONGRESSMAN, JOHN CONYERS JR. !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, ESTHER ROLLE ! ACTRESS, ALFRE WOODARD ! SINGER, MINNIE RIPERTON !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST, CORETTA SCOTT KING ! PLAYWRIGHT, AUGUST WILSON ! SINGER, CUBA GOODING SR. !
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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 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! ACTOR/ACTIVIST HARRY BELAFONTE ! ACTRESS, LUPITA NYONG’O ! AUTHOR, RALPH ELLISON ! NBA PLAYER, CHRIS WEBBER !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAY ! WNBA PLAYER, CANDACE PARKER ! POET, ETHERIDGE KNIGHT ! NIGERIAN ACTRESS, INI EDO !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, DOROTHY DANDRIDGE ! BASEBALL PLAYER/ MANAGER, BOB GIBSON ! SCIENTIST, BENJAMIN BANNEKER ! GOSPEL SINGER, DONNIE MCCLURKIN ! RAPPER, SANDRA ” PEPA” DENTON ! SINGER, SISQO !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DR. DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO PERFORM OPEN HEART SURGERY IN 1893 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! FOUR AFRO AMERICAN STUDENTS “THE GREENSBORO FOUR” , STAGE THE FIRST SIT-IN PROTEST AT A LUNCH COUNTER IN GREENSBORO N.C. IN 1960 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, INDIA ARIE ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AL SHARPTON ! NFL PLAYER, ANQUAN BOLDIN ! SINGER, CHUBBY CHECKER !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MUSICIAN, JIMI HENDRIX ! MLB PLAYER, JIMMY ROLLINS ! ACTOR, JALEEL WHITE ! ACTRESS ROBIN GIVENS ! ACTOR, JAMES AVERY !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! PHYLICIA RASHAD WINS A TONY FOR LEADING ROLE IN ” A RAISIN IN THE SUN ” IN 2004 ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST JAMES MEREDITH IS SHOT WHILE MARCHING ACROSS MISSISSIPPI IN 1966.
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! CAROL MOSLEY BRAUN BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE IN 1992 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, TOMMIE SMITH ! PRODUCER, “JIMMY JAM” HARRIS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST, MALCOLM X ! WRITER, LORRAINE HANSBERRY ! NBA PLAYER, KEVIN GARNETT ! SINGER, GRACE JONES ! NFL PLAYER, LONDON FLETCHER ! NBA PLAYER, MARIO CHALMERS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, INDIA ARIE ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AL SHARPTON ! NFL PLAYER, ANQUAN BOLDIN ! SINGER, CHUBBY CHECKER !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, ALFONSO RIBEIRO ! NBA PLAYER, ARTIS GILMORE ! NFL PLAYER, GREG JENNINGS ! NFL PLAYER, DOUG BALDWIN !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DOROTHY DANDRIDGE PASSES AWAY IN 1965.
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! AUTHOR/POET, JAMES BALDWIN ! WNBA PLAYER, SKYLAR DIGGINS ! NFL PLAYER, BRANDON BROWNER ! NFL PLAYER, GOLDEN TATE !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! RAPPER/ACTOR, ICE CUBE ! ACTIVIST/ ESCAPED SLAVE, JOSIAH HENSON ! MLB PLAYER/MANAGER DUSTY BAKER ! JAZZ PIANIST, ERROLL GARNER !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, PATTI LABELLE ! RAPPER, HEAVY D ! NBA PLAYER, TRACY MCGRADY ! ACTOR, CARL ANTHONY PAYNE !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION RULING BY U.S. SUPREME COURT IN 1954 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, HALLE BERRY ! NBA CHAMPION, MAGIC JOHNSON ! ACTOR, ANTONIO FARGAS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, ERNIE HUDSON ! SINGER, EDDIE KENDRICKS ! SINGER, ART NEVILLE !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST, REV. JESSE JACKSON ! GOSPEL SINGER, CE CE WINANS ! ACTOR, NICK CANNON ! MUSIC PRODUCER, TEDDY RILEY ! ACTRESS, KARYN PARSONS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, STEVIE WONDER ! HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, JOE LOUIS ! NBA PLAYER, DENNIS RODMAN ! HURDLER, DAWN HARPER ! SINGER, MARY WELLS ! RAPPER, PMD !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, GLADYS KNIGHT ! ACTIVIST, DR. BETTY SHABAZZ, (WIFE OF MALCOLM X) ! BLUES GUITARIST, T-BONE WALKER ! NFL PLAYER, MICHAEL OHER ! NFL PLAYER, NAVORRO BOWMAN ! NFL PLAYER, PERCY HARVIN !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ROSA PARKS PASSES AWAY IN 2005. NORTHERN RHODESIA GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IS RENAMED THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA IN 1964 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JACK JOHNSON DEFEATS TOMMY BURNS, MAKING HIM THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN, WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION IN 1908 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY FOUNDED AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1913 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! TOMMIE SMITH AND JOHN CARLOS PERFORM THE BLACK POWER SALUTE AT THE 1968 OLYMPICS ! THE MILLION MAN MARCH ON WASHINGTON IN 1995 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! HARRIET TUBMAN LEADS OVER 100 UNION SOLDERS IN THE COMBAHEE RIVER RAID, WHICH FREED OVER 700 SLAVES IN 1863 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE SUPREMES AND THE TEMPTATIONS RELEASE “I’M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME” IN 1968 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, ERNIE HUDSON ! SINGER, EDDIE KENDRICKS ! SINGER, ART NEVILLE !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, LEVAR BURTON! NFL PLAYER, JEROME BETTIS ! RAPPER, ICE-T ! SINGER, JAMES INGRAM !
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TODAY N AFRO HISTORY ! BOB BEAMON BREAKS THE WORLD LONG JUMP RECORD AT THE 1968 OLYMPICS. WHICH REMAINED UNBROKEN FOR 22 YEARS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NATION OF ISLAM LEADER, LOUIS FARRAKHAN ! NFL PLAYER, CAM NEWTON ! NFL PLAYER, JEREMY MACLIN ! ACTOR, COBY BELL ! STAGE ACTOR, IRA ALDRIDGE !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, LOUIS GOSSETT JR ! SINGER/ RAPPER, LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES ! SINGER, ANDRE 3000 ! PIANIST, RAMSEY LEWIS ! ACTOR, TODD BRIDGES !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SINGER/ACTRESS, AALIYAH DIES IN PLANE CRASH IN 2001.
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, BRANDON T. JACKSON ! COMEDIAN/ACTRESS, WANDA SYKES ! NFL PLAYER, LYNN SWANN ! BALLERINA, JANET COLLINS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! BLUES SINGER/MUSICIAN, B.B. KING ! NBA PLAYER, ELGIN BAYLOR ! OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST HURDLER, KEVIN YOUNG ! ACTRESS, KYLA PRATT ! SINGER, JON HENDRICKS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, STEVIE WONDER ! HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, JOE LOUIS ! NBA PLAYER, DENNIS RODMAN ! HURDLER, DAWN HARPER ! SINGER, MARY WELLS ! RAPPER, PMD !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! COMEDIAN, RICHARD PRYOR ! NFL PLAYER, DESEAN JACKSON ! SINGER, LOU RAWLS ! ACTRESS, ZOE KRAVITZ ! SINGER, JANELLE MONAE ! SINGER, VESTA WILLIAMS ! ACTRESS, GOLDEN BROOKS !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! TOMMIE SMITH AND JOHN CARLOS PERFORM THE BLACK POWER SALUTE AT THE 1968 OLYMPICS ! THE MILLION MAN MARCH ON WASHINGTON IN 1995 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, JADA PINKETT SMITH ! ACTRESS, HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE ! NBA PLAYER, SERGE IBAKA ! COMEDIAN/ACTRESS, AISHA TYLER ! SINGER, RICKY BELL !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/PRODUCER, SMOKEY ROBINSON ! SINGER, SEAL ! ACTOR, LESLIE DAVID BAKER !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, EDDIE LEVERT ! RAPPER, TUPAC SHAKUR ! ACTOR, BILL COBBS !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, SARAH VAUGHAN ! SINGER, MARIAH CAREY ! NFL PLAYER, RANDALL CUNNINGHAM ! DANCER, HAROLD NICHOLAS ! DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER, ARTHUR MITCHELL !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, DOROTHY DANDRIDGE ! BASEBALL PLAYER/ MANAGER, BOB GIBSON ! SCIENTIST, BENJAMIN BANNEKER ! GOSPEL SINGER, DONNIE MCCLURKIN ! RAPPER, SANDRA ” PEPA” DENTON ! SINGER, SISQO !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, DENZEL WASHINGTON ! SINGER, JOHN LEGEND ! ACTRESS, NICHELLE NICHOLS ! JAZZ MUSICIAN, EARL “FATHA” HINES !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! “GOOD TIMES” DEBUTS ON TV IN 1974 ! THE SUPREMES RELEASE “STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE” IN 1965 !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THURGOOD MARSHALL BCOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE IN 1967 ! GUINEA DECLARES ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE IN 1958 !
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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, BORIS KODJOE ! ACTRESS, LOUISE BEAVERS ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST/LAWYER, CLARENCE MITCHELL JR. ! NBA PLAYER, KENNY SMITH ! ACTOR, LEON ROBINSON !
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TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. BECOMES U.S. MARINES FIRST AFRO AMERICAN BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 1979 !
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