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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 16h
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, TERRELL SUGGS ! RAPPER, MC LYTE ! JAZZ DRUMMER, ART BLAKEY ! NBA PLAYER, MIKE CONLEY JR. !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 16h
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE MORANT BAY REBELLION LED BY PAUL BOGLE, BEGINS IN 1865 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 1d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR/SINGER/DANCER, BEN VEREEN ! JAZZ PIANIST, THELONIOUS MONK ! MLB PLAYER, ANDREW MCCUTCHEN ! NFL PLAYER, GENO SMITH ! SINGER, MYA ! #benvereen
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 1d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! INVENTOR, ELIJAH MCCOY PASSES AWAY IN 1929. “THE GREAT HURRICANE OF 1780” HITS THE CARIBBEAN.
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 2d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, KENNY GARRETT ! NFL PLAYER/COACH, MIKE SINGLETARY ! ACTOR, TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS ! SINGER, NONA HENDRYX ! MLB PLAYER, STARLING MARTE !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 2d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! UGANDA GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1962 ! #uganda
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 3d
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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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 3d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DEREK WALCOTT IS AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE IN 1992 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 4d
Happy Birthday to Toni Braxton ! #tonibraxton youtube.com/shorts/TetQi...
Happy Birthday to Toni Braxton : Breathe Again #tonibraxton #blackmusic #blackhistory
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 4d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, TONI BRAXTON ! BISHOP, DESMOND TUTU ! NATION OF ISLAM LEADER, ELIJAH MUHAMMAD ! ACTRESS, NICOLE ARI PARKER ! NFL PLAYER, CHARLES WOODSON ! ACTIVIST, AMIRI BARAKA !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 4d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NIGERIA JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1960 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 5d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER/COACH, TONY DUNGY ! MLB PLAYER, DARREN OLIVER ! NFL PLAYER, RICHARD SEYMOUR ! ACTIVIST, FANNIE LOU HAMER ! SINGER, MILLIE SMALL ! NFL PLAYER, CHRIS MATHEWS !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 5d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST AFRO AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER, JACK TRICE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES DURING A GAME IN 1923. HE DIED TWO DAYS LATER.
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 6d
Happy Birthday to Bernie Mac ! youtube.com/shorts/LHZIY...
Happy Birthday to Bernie Mac : I Ain't Scared #berniemac #blackcomedy #blackhistory
YouTube video by Afro Universe
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 6d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER. GRANT HILL ! COMEDIAN, BERNIE MAC ! SINGER, HEATHER HEADLEY ! SINGER, BROOKE VALENTINE !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 6d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BARRY BONDS BREAKS SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN RECORD BY HITTING HIS 71 AND 72 HOME RUN IN 2001 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 7d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, DERRICK ROSE ! MUSIC PRODUCER, RUSSELL SIMMONS ! NBA PLAYER, A.C. GREEN ! ACTOR, CLIFTON DAVIS ! NBA PLAYER, JAMES JONES !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 7d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BASUTOLAND, WHICH WAS RENAMED” THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO”, GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1966 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 8d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, INDIA ARIE ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AL SHARPTON ! NFL PLAYER, ANQUAN BOLDIN ! SINGER, CHUBBY CHECKER !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 8d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! O.J. SIMPSON IS ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN 1995. BATTLE OF MOGADISHU IN SOMALIA IN 1993.
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 9d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, AVERY BROOKS ! NBA PLAYER, TYSON CHANDLER ! SLAVE REVOLT LEADER, NAT TURNER ! LAWYER, JOHNNY COCHRAN ! GOSPEL SINGER, MANDISA !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 9d
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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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SOCCER PLAYER, GEORGE WEAH ! SINGER, DONNY HATHAWAY ! SINGER, HOWARD HEWETT ! ACTRESS, SHERRI SAUM ! ACTOR, HAKEEM KAE-KAZIM !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10d
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JOE BLACK BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN PITCHER TO WIN A WORLD SERIES GAME IN 1952 ! MUHAMMAD ALI DEFEATS JOE FRAZIER IN MANILLA PHILIPPINES CALLED ” THE THRILLER IN MANILLA ” IN 1975 !
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Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11d
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, FRANKIE LYMON ! SINGER, CISSY HOUSTON ! SINGER, MARILYN MCCOO ! SINGER, PATRICE RUSHEN ! SINGER, MIKI HOWARD ! WNBA PLAYER, BRIA HARTLEY ! SINGER, T-PAIN ! #FrankieLymon #CissyHouston #MarilynMcCoo #PatriceRushen #MikiHoward
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