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Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have been 87 years old today. For the occasion, it is important to take some time to reflect on the great […]

The Man who Helped Break the Color Barrier in Tennis: Recognizing Dr. “Whirlwind” Johnson

January 7, 2016/in 1960s African American History All Althea Gibson American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Dr. Whirlwind Johnson Education History Mentoring Opportunity Tennis /by Joe

Young Arthur Ashe, he was coached by Dr. Johnson. © AALC, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Decades ago at 1442 Pierce Street in Lynchburg, VA, a physician was quietly making history in the […]

Arthur and Johnnie Ashe: A Story of Sacrifice on Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2015/in 1960s AALC African American History All American History Arthur Ashe History Service Sport Tennis /by Joe

Johnnie and Arthur Ashe © AALC November 11th marks the recognition of Veteran’s Day, an official public holiday in the United States honoring the brave individuals who risked their lives in […]

Celebrating the Life of Cathay Williams, the First Female Buffalo Soldier

September 16, 2015/in African American History All American History Buffalo Soldiers Education Opportunity Service Womens History /by Joe

Born in September of 1842, Cathay Williams was a slave who would later come to pose as a man under the pseudonym Williams Cathay in order to join the army, […]

Louis Armstrong – Influential Jazz Entertainer and Queens Local

September 14, 2015/in 1960s AALC African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Growth Jazz Joey Alexander Music US Open /by Joe

With new developments at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, there is a lot to be excited for. There are construction projects to upgrade […]

Remembering Jane Bolin, First Black Female Judge in US History

July 23, 2015/in African American History All American History Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Service Womens History /by Joe

©US Office of War Information, Jane Bolin (1942) 76 years ago on July 22nd, New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia appointed 31-year-old Jane Matilda Bolin to be Judge of the […]

The Legacy of Arthur Ashe

July 10, 2015/in 1960s African American History All Apartheid Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Mentorship NJTL Opportunity Service Sport Student Athlete Tennis Wimbledon /by Joe

Celebrating the Fourth of July: Black Military Service during the Revolutionary War

July 2, 2015/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights History Opportunity Revolutionary War Service /by Joe

Continental soldiers at Yorktown; an African-American soldier of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment (left). Arthur Ashe was raised to view military service as an important duty, which was reflected in […]

It’s Showtime at the Apollo

June 24, 2015/in African American History All Apollo Theater History Opportunity /by Joe

©Hans Joachim Dudeck via WikiCommons “….the Apollo probably exerted a greater influence upon popular culture than any other entertainment venue in the world. For blacks it was the most important […]

The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door

June 11, 2015/in 1960s African American History All Civil Rights Education History Opportunity /by Joe

Photo by Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine On this day, June 11th 1963, one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights Movement occurred: the Stand […]