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 In a tribute, it’s Tony Romo to... May 8, 2018 Q&A: Ben Simmons dishes on rookie season,... April 11, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Singer, Alicia Keys... January 25, 2026 Janet Jackson to receive BMI Icon award June 26, 2018 Lucas & Steve and R&B Singer Brandy... June 29, 2018 Alliance football league adds San Diego team May 29, 2018 Man Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat... April 22, 2018 After getting "new information," U.S. reopens probe... July 12, 2018 Next GRD concert at Bryn Du features... June 20, 2018 Rookie Chase Edmonds plans to pay sister’s... June 9, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.