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TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA LEGEND, MICHAEL JORDAN ! NFL LEGEND, JIM BROWN ! SINGER, CHANTE MOORE ! ACTIVIST, HUEY NEWTON !
February 17, 2026 at 8:29 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NBA LEGEND, MICHAEL JORDAN ! NFL LEGEND, JIM BROWN ! SINGER, CHANTE MOORE ! ACTIVIST, HUEY NEWTON !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAZZ PIANIST THELONIOUS MONK PASSES AWAY IN 1982.
February 17, 2026 at 8:17 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JAZZ PIANIST THELONIOUS MONK PASSES AWAY IN 1982.
Happy Birthday to LeVar Burton ! youtube.com/shorts/Lf1U3...
Happy Birthday to LeVar Burton: My Name is Kunta Kinte #LeVarBurton #blackexcellence #blackhistory
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February 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Happy Birthday to LeVar Burton ! youtube.com/shorts/Lf1U3...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, LEVAR BURTON! NFL PLAYER, JEROME BETTIS ! RAPPER, ICE-T ! SINGER, JAMES INGRAM !
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, LEVAR BURTON! NFL PLAYER, JEROME BETTIS ! RAPPER, ICE-T ! SINGER, JAMES INGRAM !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORES HIS 30,000TH POINT IN 1972 ! JOE FRAZIER KNOCKS OUT JIMMY ELLIS TO WIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 1970 !
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORES HIS 30,000TH POINT IN 1972 ! JOE FRAZIER KNOCKS OUT JIMMY ELLIS TO WIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN 1970 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MODEL, SELITA EBANKS ! ACTIVIST, CLAUDIA JONES ! NFL PLAYER, DARRELL GREEN ! ACTRESS/SINGER, AMBER RILEY !
February 15, 2026 at 5:59 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! MODEL, SELITA EBANKS ! ACTIVIST, CLAUDIA JONES ! NFL PLAYER, DARRELL GREEN ! ACTRESS/SINGER, AMBER RILEY !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SINGER, NAT KING COLE PASSES AWAY IN 1965.
February 15, 2026 at 5:49 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! SINGER, NAT KING COLE PASSES AWAY IN 1965.
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ABOLITIONIST/AUTHOR, FREDERICK DOUGLAS ! ACTOR/TAP DANCER, GREGORY HINES ! NFL PLAYER, STEVE MCNAIR ! NFL PLAYER, JADEVEON CLOWNEY ! NFL PLAYER, ALSHON JEFFERY !
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ABOLITIONIST/AUTHOR, FREDERICK DOUGLAS ! ACTOR/TAP DANCER, GREGORY HINES ! NFL PLAYER, STEVE MCNAIR ! NFL PLAYER, JADEVEON CLOWNEY ! NFL PLAYER, ALSHON JEFFERY !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ARETHA FRANKLIN RECORDS ” RESPECT ” IN 1967 ! SUGAR RAY ROBINSON DEFEATS JAKE LAMOTTA IN MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN 1951 !
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! ARETHA FRANKLIN RECORDS ” RESPECT ” IN 1967 ! SUGAR RAY ROBINSON DEFEATS JAKE LAMOTTA IN MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT IN 1951 !
TODAYS AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! NFL PLAYER, RANDY MOSS ! NFL PLAYER, AQIB TALIB ! RAPPER, FREEDOM WILLIAMS !
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
TODAYS AFRO BIRTHDAY’S ! NFL PLAYER, RANDY MOSS ! NFL PLAYER, AQIB TALIB ! RAPPER, FREEDOM WILLIAMS !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE “NEW YORK RENAISSANCE” AKA ” THE HARLEM RENS “AN ALL AFRO AMERICAN PRO BASKETBALL TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1923 ! JOSEPH L. SEARLES III BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IN 1970 !
February 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE “NEW YORK RENAISSANCE” AKA ” THE HARLEM RENS “AN ALL AFRO AMERICAN PRO BASKETBALL TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1923 ! JOSEPH L. SEARLES III BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IN 1970 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, ROBERT GRIFFIN III ! NBA PLAYER, BILL RUSSELL ! TALK SHOW HOST/ACTOR, ARSENIO HALL ! NFL PLAYER, DEMARCO MURRAY ! SINGER, ELLE VARNER !
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! NFL PLAYER, ROBERT GRIFFIN III ! NBA PLAYER, BILL RUSSELL ! TALK SHOW HOST/ACTOR, ARSENIO HALL ! NFL PLAYER, DEMARCO MURRAY ! SINGER, ELLE VARNER !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE “NAACP” WAS FOUNDED IN 1909 !
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE “NAACP” WAS FOUNDED IN 1909 !
Happy Birthday to Brandy Norwood ! #BrandyNorwood #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory youtube.com/shorts/4lc-2...
Happy Birthday to Brandy Norwood: "Have you Ever" #BrandyNorwood #soulmusic #blackexcellence
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February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Happy Birthday to Brandy Norwood ! #BrandyNorwood #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory youtube.com/shorts/4lc-2...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, KELLY ROWLAND ! SINGER, BRANDY ! NBA PLAYER, BEN MCLEMORE ! SINGER, D’ANGELO !
February 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SINGER, KELLY ROWLAND ! SINGER, BRANDY ! NBA PLAYER, BEN MCLEMORE ! SINGER, D’ANGELO !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NELSON MANDELA IS RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 27 YEARS AS A POLITICAL PRISONER IN 1990. #NelsonMandela #BlackHistory
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! NELSON MANDELA IS RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 27 YEARS AS A POLITICAL PRISONER IN 1990. #NelsonMandela #BlackHistory
Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack ! #RobertaFlack #SoulMusic #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory youtube.com/shorts/4aSGU...
Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack: The Closer I Get to You #RobertaFlack #soulmusic #blackhistory
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February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Happy Birthday to Roberta Flack ! #RobertaFlack #SoulMusic #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory youtube.com/shorts/4aSGU...
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SPRINTER, JUSTIN GATLIN ! SINGER, ROBERTA FLACK ! OPERA SINGER, LEONTYNE PRICE ! NFL PLAYER, ORLANDO SCANDRICK !
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! SPRINTER, JUSTIN GATLIN ! SINGER, ROBERTA FLACK ! OPERA SINGER, LEONTYNE PRICE ! NFL PLAYER, ORLANDO SCANDRICK !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! RON BROWN IS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE “DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE”, MAKING HIM THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO LEAD A MAJOR AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTY IN 1989 !
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! RON BROWN IS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE “DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE”, MAKING HIM THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO LEAD A MAJOR AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTY IN 1989 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! AUTHOR, ALICE WALKER ! NBA PLAYER, JAMEER NELSON ! MLB PLAYER, MOOKIE WILSON ! SINGER, BARBARA LEWIS ! ACTOR, MICHAEL B. JORDAN ! ACTRESS, CAMILLE WINBUSH !
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! AUTHOR, ALICE WALKER ! NBA PLAYER, JAMEER NELSON ! MLB PLAYER, MOOKIE WILSON ! SINGER, BARBARA LEWIS ! ACTOR, MICHAEL B. JORDAN ! ACTRESS, CAMILLE WINBUSH !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BERNARD A. HARRIS JR. BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE IN 1995 !
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! BERNARD A. HARRIS JR. BECOMES THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE IN 1995 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, GARY COLEMAN ! NBA PLAYER, ALONZO MOURNING !
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! ACTOR, GARY COLEMAN ! NBA PLAYER, ALONZO MOURNING !
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! “GOOD TIMES” DEBUTS ON TV IN 1974 ! THE SUPREMES RELEASE “STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE” IN 1965 !
February 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! “GOOD TIMES” DEBUTS ON TV IN 1974 ! THE SUPREMES RELEASE “STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE” IN 1965 !
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! COMEDIAN/ACTOR, CHRIS ROCK ! ACTRESS, ESSENCE ATKINS ! NBA PLAYER, JUWAN HOWARD ! #ChrisRock #EssenceAtkins #JuwanHoward #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 AM
TODAY’S AFRO BIRTHDAYS ! COMEDIAN/ACTOR, CHRIS ROCK ! ACTRESS, ESSENCE ATKINS ! NBA PLAYER, JUWAN HOWARD ! #ChrisRock #EssenceAtkins #JuwanHoward #BlackExcellence #BlackHistory
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE IS SWORN IN AS HAITI’S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1991 !
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE IS SWORN IN AS HAITI’S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1991 !