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Today in Afro History ! Martin Luther King Jr. Day signed into law as national holiday in 1983 !
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet before a press conference. Both men had come to hear the Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Dr. Martin…
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! NFL player, Roddy White ! Rapper, Nelly !
Roddy White Nelly
- Happy Birthday to Ethel Waters !
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Today in Afro History ! Antigua and Barbuda proclaim independence from the United Kingdom in 1981 ! John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony Magazine in 1945 !
Downtown St John’s on Antigua
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! MLB player, Coco Crisp ! Singer, LaTavia Roberson ! Gospel Singer, Brian Courtney Wilson !
View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com LaTavia Roberson
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Today in Afro History ! Booker T. Washington inducted into The Hall of Fame For Great Americans in 1945 !
English: Booker T. Washington’s house at Tuskegee (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. Digitally retouched. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer/Actress, Ethel Waters ! Former Miss World, Jennifer Hosten ! Saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet ! NBA player, Antonio Davis ! Singer, Iyanya ! Singer, Willow Smith !
View image | gettyimages.com Antonio Davis Ethel Waters performs with Count Basie and his band Illinois Jacquet Iyanya Willow Smith
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Today in Afro History ! Jackie Robinson breaks baseball’s color barrier in 1945 ! Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in 1974.
View image | gettyimages.com Muhammad Ali VS. George Foreman “The Rumble in the Jungle” Zaire 1974
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Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Actress, Nia Long ! Singer, Otis Williams ! Jazz Trumpeter, Clifford Brown ! Actor, Michael Beach !
View image | gettyimages.com Michael Beach Otis Williams Nia Long
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Today in Afro History ! The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar changes it’s name to The United Republic of Tanzania in 1964 ! Muhammad Ali wins first pro fight in 1960 !
An enlargeable map of the United Republic of Tanzania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]