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 Earth Day Celebration April 18, 2018 Lit Up Music Festival Is the Latest... July 26, 2018 Why an eager Baker Mayfield may have... June 14, 2018 Fireworks Fly On Hudson River For Chinese... February 18, 2015 Premiere: Brixton-Based Pop Auteur Dan Caplen And... July 17, 2018 Follow live: Heat look to build off... April 19, 2018 Jags to debut in-stadium dog park, new... April 19, 2018 Teens Rescued After Rafting Down A Storm... July 19, 2018 King James, 33, shrugs: I’m only as... May 31, 2018 Headliner named for 4th of July fireworks... June 15, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.