Arthur Ashe Today

Current events as seen through the legacy of Arthur Ashe

Open Court | USTA offers chance at Grand Slam

This year the US Open will be more open than ever. For…

On and Off the Court | Nun pushes athletes to be better students

When Arthur Ashe enrolled at UCLA, his choice to attend…

Anti-Klan: Second Enforcement Act passes Congress

In the wake of the Civil War, Tennessee veterans of the…

Marian Anderson Born

On this day in 1897 Marian Anderson, who would become a…

Wrongful Death—Civil Rights Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson Slain Igniting [Montgomery] Marches

In 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson died on this day after being…

1st Black Senator Hiram Revels Takes Office

On this day in in 1870 Hiram Revels became the first African…

Birthday of Daniel Payne

Born on this day in 1811, Daniel Alexander Payne became…

Birthday of W. E. B. Du Bois

On this day in 1868 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was…

Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society Founded

On this day in 1832, the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society…

Assassination of Malcolm X

Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925.…

Death of Frederick Douglass

On this day in 1895, Frederick Douglass--writer, abolitionist,…

First Pan-African Congress Held

On this day in 1919 the first Pan-African Congress was…

First formal protest against slavery filed in Pennsylvania in 1688

On this day in 1688, a community of Quakers living in Germantown,…

Birthday of Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panthers

In 1942 on this day, Huey Newton was born in Louisiana.…

The first African American Naval officers begin training

"The Golden Thirteen," a name given to the first group…

Birthday of Susan B. Anthony

In 1820 on this day, Susan B. Anthony was born. Her parents…

Blanche Bruce becomes First African-American to Preside over U.S. Senate

Blanche Kelso Bruce was born in 1841 to a house slave name…

The Negro National League Established in Baseball

In 1920 on February 13 and 14, the Negro National League…

Formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

On this day in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement…

20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Release from Prison

In 1990, after 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela…