The Measure of A Man | by David Paul Morgan
The Measure of A Manby David Paul Morgan Leaders are born to all shapes sizes colors They often lead or are […]
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Open Court | USTA offers chance at Grand Slam
This year the US Open will be more open than ever. For the first time they are holding open-entry regional tournaments where winners will be able to compete in the […]
On and Off the Court | Nun pushes athletes to be better students
When Arthur Ashe enrolled at UCLA, his choice to attend was certainly influenced by the fact that they had one of the best tennis programs in the country and that […]
Anti-Klan: Second Enforcement Act passes Congress
In the wake of the Civil War, Tennessee veterans of the Confederate Army banded together to form the first Ku Klux Klan in 1865. Very quickly Klan groups spread throught […]
Marian Anderson Born
On this day in 1897 Marian Anderson, who would become a world-renowned contralto singer, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The eldest of three daughters, the family attended the Union Baptist […]
Wrongful Death—Civil Rights Activist Jimmie Lee Jackson Slain Igniting [Montgomery] Marches
In 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson died on this day after being shot by a state trooper in Alabama. Born in 1938, Jackson had tried to register to vote for four […]
1st Black Senator Hiram Revels Takes Office
On this day in in 1870 Hiram Revels became the first African American to take the oath of office as a Senator in the United States. Born in 1827 in […]
Birthday of Daniel Payne
Born on this day in 1811, Daniel Alexander Payne became an important force in the African Methodist Episcopal Church as well as the President of Wilberforce University in Ohio. He […]
Birthday of W. E. B. Du Bois
On this day in 1868 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born in Massachussets to parents Alfred and Mary Du Bois. W. E. B. Du Bois, as he came to […]
Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society Founded
On this day in 1832, the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society (SFASS) was founded in Massachusetts. The abolitionist movement in the United States certainly precedes this society, however, this was the […]