Month: July 2016 | Arthur Ashe Legacy

Today in History: the Ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

The first page of the Fourteenth Amendment Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 by Allyn Cox. One hundred and forty eight years ago on July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment, which […]

Massacre Unveiled: Remembering the Negro Fort

July 27, 2016/in All /by Joe

Map of Fort Gadsden and the Negro Fort. Courtesy of National Archives. On this day, July 27th, 1816, troops of the United States military assaulted and blew up an African-American […]

Passing Grade: Patrick Francis Healy’s Academic Achievements

July 26, 2016/in 1960s All Catholicism First African American Passing Privilege Patrick Francis Healy /by Joe

Courtesy of Georgetown University. On this day in 1865, Patrick Francis Healy (1834-1910) earned his doctorate degree in philosophy at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, becoming the first […]

A Look Back: The 24th Infantry Division During the Korean War

July 20, 2016/in All /by Joe

24th Infantry Retreating from Taejon. Courtesy of the U.S. Military. The Battle of Taejon, an early battle in the Korean War, ended 66 years ago today. It was fought by […]

Snippet from the Past: The First Black Power Conference

July 20, 2016/in All /by Joe

Symbol of the Black Power Movement. Courtesy of Joekilil via Wiki Commons. July 20 marks the date of the first Black Power Conference held in Newark, NJ in 1967. Fifty […]

Celebrating #MandelaDay

July 18, 2016/in Africa All Apartheid Arthur Ashe History Mandela Opportunity Service Well Being /by Joe

Courtesy of The London School of Economics and Political Science On July 18, 1918, leader and revolutionary Nelson Mandela was born. In 2009 it was unanimously decided by members of […]

Spotlight on Ida B. Wells

July 15, 2016/in Abolition African American History All American History Authors Civil Rights History NAACP Opportunity Protest Reconstruction US History /by Joe

Ida B. Wells circa 1893. Photo by Mary Garrity Tomorrow marks the birthday of a towering figure in American history. On, July 16, 1862 Ida B. Wells, African-American journalist, suffragist, […]

Brave Teen to Posthumously Receive 2016 Arthur Ashe Courage Award

July 13, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Courage Award ESPN ESPYs Football Hero NFL /by Joe

Video honoring Zaevion Dobson. ©CBS Sports On July 13, courageous teenager Zaevion Dobson will posthumously receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards. The award is given annually […]

Daisy Bates and Little Rock Nine Recognized as Heroes by the NAACP

July 11, 2016/in All Civil Rights Daisy Bates Integration Little Rock Nine NAACP Opportunity US History /by Joe

The Little Rock Nine being escorted into Central High. © U.S. Army On July 11th, 1958, Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine received the 43rd National Association for the […]

William DeHart Hubbard’s Leap Toward Gold

July 8, 2016/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Baseball Education Olympics Opportunity Sport /by Joe

Hubbard in 1924 On this day in 1924, William DeHart Hubbard set the record for the long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games, becoming the first black gold […]