Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10hTODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, INDIA ARIE ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AL SHARPTON ! NFL PLAYER, ANQUAN BOLDIN ! SINGER, CHUBBY CHECKER ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10hTODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! O.J. SIMPSON IS ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN 1995. BATTLE OF MOGADISHU IN SOMALIA IN 1993. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, AVERY BROOKS ! NBA PLAYER, TYSON CHANDLER ! SLAVE REVOLT LEADER, NAT TURNER ! LAWYER, JOHNNY COCHRAN ! GOSPEL SINGER, MANDISA ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026TODAY 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 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SOCCER PLAYER, GEORGE WEAH ! SINGER, DONNY HATHAWAY ! SINGER, HOWARD HEWETT ! ACTRESS, SHERRI SAUM ! ACTOR, HAKEEM KAE-KAZIM ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026TODAY 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 ! 011
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026TODAY’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 ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1966 ! 001
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, KEVIN DURANT ! NFL PLAYER, CALVIN JOHNSON ! TV HOST, BRYANT GUMBEL ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN OWNED TV STATION ( WGPR-TV) BEGINS AIRING IN DETROIT MICHIGAN IN 1975 ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/DANCER, MELODY THORNTON ! NBA PLAYER, EMEKA OKAFOR ! SINGER, BEN E. KING ! SPRINTER, JODIE WILLIAMS ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SIERRA LEONE JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1961. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Happy Birthday to Serena Williams ! youtube.com/shorts/d5Qq7...youtube.comHappy Birthday to Tennis "GOAT" Serena Williams #SerenaWilliams #Tennis #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! TENNIS PLAYER, SERENA WILLIAMS ! SINGER/ACTRESS, CHRISTINA MILIAN ! SINGER, SHAWN STOCKMAN ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BLUES SINGER, BESSIE SMITH DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT IN 1937. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, WILL SMITH ! NBA PLAYER, SCOTTIE PIPPEN ! RAPPER, T.I. ! NBA PLAYER, CHAUNCEY BILLUPS ! NFL PLAYER, ALDON SMITH ! 011
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NINE AFRO AMERICAN STUDENTS WERE ESCORTED BY THE U.S. ARMY INTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. THIS FORCED DESEGREGATION WAS ORDERED BY DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AFTER ANGRY PROTESTERS HAD THEM REMOVED ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN 1957 ! 001
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, EDDIE GEORGE ! NFL PLAYER, “MEAN” JOE GREENE ! ACTRESS, MALINDA WILLIAMS ! SINGER, SONNY TURNER ! NFL PLAYER, JOHN MACKEY ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy Birthday to Ray Charles ! youtube.com/shorts/6GRlX...youtube.comHappy Birthday to the Legendary Ray Charles #RayCharles #bluesmusic #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1983 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, DENARD ROBINSON ! ACTRESS, SHARI BELAFONTE ! ACTIVIST, JAMES LAWSON ! ACTOR, CARLOS KNIGHT ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SHAKA, THE ZULU KING IS KILLED IN 1828. THE SUDANESE REPUBLIC BECOMES THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC OF MALI IN 1960 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, ALFONSO RIBEIRO ! NBA PLAYER, ARTIS GILMORE ! NFL PLAYER, GREG JENNINGS ! NFL PLAYER, DOUG BALDWIN ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! GAMBIA JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1965 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, DEBBI MORGAN ! MUSICIAN, JELLY ROLL MORTON ! ACTOR, ALDIS HODGE ! NFL PLAYER, CARLOS HYDE ! MISS USA, CRYSTLE STEWART ! SINGER, THE DREAM ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, SANAA LATHAN ! NBA PLAYER, TYREKE EVANS ! ACTOR, VICTOR WILLIAMS ! ACTOR, COLUMBUS SHORT ! SINGER, BROOK BENTON ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ST. KITTS AND NEVIS GAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1983 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTRESS, JADA PINKETT SMITH ! ACTRESS, HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE ! NBA PLAYER, SERGE IBAKA ! COMEDIAN/ACTRESS, AISHA TYLER ! SINGER, RICKY BELL ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JIMI HENDRIX PASSES AWAY IN 1970 ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! RAPPER, DOUG E. FRESH ! NBA PLAYER, RASHEED WALLACE ! ACTOR, MALIK YOBA ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! VANESSA WILLIAMS BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE CROWNED MISS AMERICA IN 1983 ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Happy Birthday to B. B. King ! youtube.com/shorts/R84QW...youtube.comHappy Birthday to the "King of the Blues" B. B. King #BBKing #bluesmusic #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026TODAY’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 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY !” THE EMPEROR JONES” STARRING PAUL ROBESON IS RELEASED IN 1933 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, NIPSEY RUSSELL ! OPERA SINGER, JESSYE NORMAN ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ! NBA PLAYER, JASON TERRY ! NFL PLAYER, AARON ROSS ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MUHAMMAD ALI DEFEATS LEON SPINKS IN 1978 AT THE SUPERDOME IN NEW ORLEANS, MAKING HIM THE FIRST HEAVYWEIGHT TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE THREE TIMES ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! RAPPER, NAS ! NFL PLAYER, MICHAEL CRABTREE ! NBA PLAYER, JIMMY BUTLER ! MLB PLAYER, DELMON YOUNG ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MOBUTU SESE SEKO SEIZES POWER IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ( ZAIRE) IN 1960 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, TYLER PERRY ! SPRINTER, MICHAEL JOHNSON ! ACTRESS, NELL CARTER ! RHODES SCHOLAR, ALAIN LOCKE ! BPP MEMBER, GERONIMO PRATT ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILLIE MAYS HITS HIS 500TH CAREER HOME RUN IN 1965 ! TUPAC SHAKUR DIES IN 1996. 020
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, JESSE OWENS ! SINGER, JENNIFER HUDSON ! SINGER, BARRY WHITE ! SINGER, RUBEN STUDDARD ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DR. MAE CAROL JEMISON BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE IN 1992 ! ANTI-APARTHIED ACTIVIST STEVE BIKO DIES WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY IN 1977. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Happy Birthday to Lola Falana ! youtube.com/shorts/jBBFR...youtube.comHappy Birthday to Lola Falana: Queen of Las Vegas #LolaFalana #BlackExcellence #BlackHistoryYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER/DANCER/ACTRESS, LOLA FALANA ! NFL PLAYER, ED REED ! ACTRESS, TARAJI HENSON ! NBA PLAYER, SHAUN LIVINGSTON ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SERENA WILLIAMS WINS GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT IN 1999, MAKING HER THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN IT SINCE ALTHEA GIBSON WON IT IN 1958 ! PETER TOSH IS KILLED IN 1987. 001
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MUSICIAN, ROY AYERS ! NBA PLAYER, BOB LANIER ! NBA PLAYER, BEN WALLACE ! RAPPER, BIG DADDY KANE ! SPRINTER, JIM HINES ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! GEORGE WASHINGTON BUCKNER IS NAMED MINISTER TO LIBERIA IN 1913 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, OTIS REDDING ! NBA PLAYER, SHANE BATTIER ! MLB PLAYER, BILLY HAMILTON ! NBA PLAYER, B. J. ARMSTRONG ! NBA PLAYER, J.R. SMITH ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ARTHUR ASHE BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN MALE TO WIN THE U.S OPEN IN 1968 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, MALCOM FLOYD ! NFL PLAYER, L. C. GREENWOOD ! NBA PLAYER, MAURICE CHEEKS ! ACTOR, LARENZ TATE ! SOUTH AFRICAN RUNNER, MBULAENI MULAUDZI ! NFL PLAYER, TRAVIS DANIELS ! 000
