Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 22hTODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, KEYSHIA COLE ! SINGER, GINUWINE ! SINGER, ERIC BENET ! NBA PLAYER, ARRON AFFLALO ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 22hTODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILLIAM H. HASTIE, BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN JUDGE ON THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS IN 1949 ! 001
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, USHER ! SINGER, KARYN WHITE ! SPORTS JOURNALIST, STEPHEN A. SMITH ! NFL PLAYER, JUSTIN FORSETT ! NBA PLAYER, WESLEY MATTHEWS ! SINGER, MARCIA BARRETT ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN 1964 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MODEL/ACTRESS, BEVERLY JOHNSON ! NFL PLAYER, JERRY RICE ! NBA PLAYER/COACH, DOC RIVERS ! NBA PLAYER, PAUL PIERCE ! GOSPEL SINGER, SHIRLEY CAESAR ! SINGER, ASHANTI ! ACTOR, DEMOND WILSON ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! GARRETT A. MORGAN PATENTS THE SAFETY HOOD (GAS MASK) IN 1912 ! 021
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Happy Birthday to Dick Gregory ! youtube.com/shorts/eV6AA...youtube.comHappy Birthday to Dick Gregory: Comedian/Activist #DickGregory #BlackComedy #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! COMEDIAN/ACTIVIST, DICK GREGORY ! SPRINTER, MARION JONES ! SINGER, NAPPY BROWN ! SINGER, SAM MOORE ! NBA PLAYER, CHARLIE WARD ! SINGER, MELVIN FRANKLIN ! ACTOR, MARCUS T. PAULK ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILT CHAMBERLAIN PASSES AWAY IN 1999. EQUATORIAL GUINEA GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN IN 1968 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, TERRELL SUGGS ! RAPPER, MC LYTE ! JAZZ DRUMMER, ART BLAKEY ! NBA PLAYER, MIKE CONLEY JR. ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE MORANT BAY REBELLION LED BY PAUL BOGLE, BEGINS IN 1865 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR/SINGER/DANCER, BEN VEREEN ! JAZZ PIANIST, THELONIOUS MONK ! MLB PLAYER, ANDREW MCCUTCHEN ! NFL PLAYER, GENO SMITH ! SINGER, MYA ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! INVENTOR, ELIJAH MCCOY PASSES AWAY IN 1929. “THE GREAT HURRICANE OF 1780” HITS THE CARIBBEAN. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, KENNY GARRETT ! NFL PLAYER/COACH, MIKE SINGLETARY ! ACTOR, TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS ! SINGER, NONA HENDRYX ! MLB PLAYER, STARLING MARTE ! 010
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! UGANDA GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1962 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTIVIST, REV. JESSE JACKSON ! GOSPEL SINGER, CE CE WINANS ! ACTOR, NICK CANNON ! MUSIC PRODUCER, TEDDY RILEY ! ACTRESS, KARYN PARSONS ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! DEREK WALCOTT IS AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE IN 1992 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Happy Birthday to Tony Braxton ! youtube.com/shorts/utLYf...youtube.comHappy Birthday to Toni Braxton: "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" #ToniBraxton #RnB #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026TODAY’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 ! 020
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NIGERIA JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1960 ! 011
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026TODAY’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 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026TODAY 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. 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Happy Birthday to Bernie Mac ! youtube.com/shorts/OHCr-...youtube.comHappy Birthday to Bernie Mac: Mr. 3000 #BernieMac #blackcomedy #BlackExcellenceYouTube video by Afro Universe 011
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER. GRANT HILL ! COMEDIAN, BERNIE MAC ! SINGER, HEATHER HEADLEY ! SINGER, BROOKE VALENTINE ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BARRY BONDS BREAKS SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN RECORD BY HITTING HIS 71 AND 72 HOME RUN IN 2001 ! #BarryBonds #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA PLAYER, DERRICK ROSE ! MUSIC PRODUCER, RUSSELL SIMMONS ! NBA PLAYER, A.C. GREEN ! ACTOR, CLIFTON DAVIS ! NBA PLAYER, JAMES JONES ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BASUTOLAND, WHICH WAS RENAMED” THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO”, GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1966 ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, INDIA ARIE ! CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AL SHARPTON ! NFL PLAYER, ANQUAN BOLDIN ! SINGER, CHUBBY CHECKER ! 000
Afro Universe @afrouniverse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026TODAY 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
