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 Friends and family honor fallen Calif. hiker... February 6, 2016 XXXTentacion Signed $10 Million Album Deal Before... July 8, 2018 Snow piles from record-breaking Buffalo storm still... July 29, 2015 Lakers ticket prices soar on StubHub due... July 2, 2018 Wind down with Cameron Forbes' sultry R&B... May 30, 2018 Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos has as many... November 16, 2015 Thief breaks into car takes dog's cremains June 12, 2018 Woman Riding Skateboard Fatally Injured While Being... July 22, 2018 Ne-Yo, Jenna Dewan and Derek Hough ('World... May 14, 2018 Dez Bryant to Packers is intriguing, but... May 15, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.