Afro History Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes the first Afro American male to win the U.S Open in 1968 ! written by Marc Alexander September 9, 2025 English: President Reagan and Arthur Ashe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) View image | gettyimages.com View image | gettyimages.com English: Arthur Ashe Stadium 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today in Afro History ! Arthur Ashe becomes the first Afro American male to win the U.S Open in 1968 ! was last modified: September 6th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Otis Redding ! NBA player, Shane Battier ! MLB player, Billy Hamilton ! NBA player, B. J. Armstrong ! NBA player, J.R. Smith ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Musician, Roy Ayers ! NBA player, Bob Lanier ! NBA player, Ben Wallace ! Rapper, Big Daddy Kane ! Sprinter, Jim Hines ! You may also like The Violent Life and Shocking Death of... June 20, 2018 Sources: Brady has yet to say he’ll... April 18, 2018 "Dreamer" detained by immigration agents February 19, 2017 Flynn’s lawyers say he hasn’t joined lobbying... July 11, 2018 Audit Finds Troubled Montebello School District Likely... July 18, 2018 Rescuers Pull Driver To Safety After Car... July 18, 2018 Kesha coming to 80/35 this weekend July 4, 2018 TuneIn Names Hip Hop/R&B Leader July 3, 2018 9 Great Apes At San Diego Zoo... March 5, 2021 Today in Afro History ! Wilt Chamberlain... February 16, 2026 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.