Midway Recreation Center

Today with the help of Anthem of Blue Cross & Blue Shield and Oak Street Health. We are doing turkey and veggies giveaway.

Howard Washington Thurman (November 18, 1899 April 10, 1981) was an American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. As a prominent religious figure, he played a leading role in many social justice movements and organizations of the twentieth century. Thurman's theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther K...ing Jr. Thurman served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932 to 1944 and as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953 to 1965. In 1944, he co-founded, along with Alfred Fisk, the first major interracial, interdenominational church in the United States. Howard Thurman died on April 10, 1981 in San Francisco, California. #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #capraaccreditation #howardthurman #howarduniversity #BostonUniversity #educator #theologian #author #civilrightsactivist See more

Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This nickname was given to the Black Cavalry by Native American tribes who fought in the Indian Wars. The term eventually became synonymous with all of the African-American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment,10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Regiment, Second 38th Infantry Regiment. A...lthough several African-American regiments were raised during the Civil War as part of the Union Army (including the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the many United States Colored Troops Regiments), the "Buffalo Soldiers" were established by Congress as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the regular U.S. Army. Another little-known contribution of the Buffalo Soldiers involved eight troops of the 9th Cavalry Regiment and one company of the 24th Infantry Regiment who served in California's Sierra Nevada as some of the first national park rangers. In 1899, Buffalo Soldiers from Company H, 24th Infantry Regiment briefly served in Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, and General Grant (Kings Canyon) National Parks. U.S. Army regiments had been serving in these national parks since 1891, but until 1899, the soldiers serving were white. Beginning in 1899, and continuing in 1903 and 1904, African American regiments served during the summer in the second- and third-oldest national parks in the United States (Sequoia and Yosemite). Because these soldiers served before the National Park Service was created (1916), they were "park rangers" before the term was coined. On September 6, 2005, Mark Matthews, the oldest surviving Buffalo Soldier, died at the age of 111. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #capraaccreditation #iamaman #civilrightsmovement #buffaloSOLDIERS

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Over the course of a lifetime dedicated to combating prejudice and violence, and the fight for African-American equality, especially that of women, Wells arguably became the most famous Black woman in America. Born into s...lavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War. At the age of 16, she lost both her parents and her infant brother in the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. She went to work and kept the rest of the family together with the help of her grandmother. Later, moving with some of her siblings to Memphis, Tennessee, she found better pay as a teacher. Soon, Wells co-owned and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight newspaper. Her reporting covered incidents of racial segregation and inequality. In the 1890s, Wells documented lynching in the United States in articles and through her pamphlet called Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases, investigating frequent claims of Whites that lynchings were reserved for Black criminals only. Wells exposed lynching as a barbaric practice of Whites in the South used to intimidate and oppress African Americans who created economic and political competitionand a subsequent threat of loss of powerfor Whites. A White mob destroyed her newspaper office and presses as her investigative reporting was carried nationally in Black-owned newspapers. Subjected to continued threats, Wells left Memphis for Chicago. She married Ferdinand L. Barnett in 1895 and had a family while continuing her work writing, speaking, and organizing for civil rights and the women's movement for the rest of her life. Wells was outspoken regarding her beliefs as a Black female activist and faced regular public disapproval, sometimes including from other leaders within the civil rights movement and the women's suffrage movement. She was active in women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. A skilled and persuasive speaker, Wells traveled nationally and internationally on lecture tours. In 2020, Wells was posthumously honored with a Pulitzer Prize special citation "for her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching." #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #capraaccreditation #blackexcellence #IdaBWells #blackactivist #womenmovenent

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. He was ranked world No. 1 by Harry Hopman in 1968 and by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and World Tennis Magazine in 1975. In the A...TP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in May 1976. Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery in 1983. He publicly announced his illness in April 1992 and began working to educate others about HIV and AIDS. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 49 on February 6, 1993. On June 20, 1993, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States President Bill Clinton. #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #blackhistorymonth2021 #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #capraaccreditation #blackexcellence #ArthurAshe #tennisplayer

Ralph Johnson Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. He was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations and played a major role in numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #blackexcellence #ralphbunche

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer Winter Break Day Camp, Dec. 23 31 and Jan. 2 - 3, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Camp will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. The cost of the camp is $10 per day for children ages 5-12. Each participant must provide his or her own breakfast, lunch and snack. #DeKalbWinterCamp #DeKalbWinterFun #DeKalbParks #kids #familyfun #familyfriendly #youth #youthcamps #holidayfun #DeKalbholidayfun #schoolsoutfun #AtlantaThingsToDo #DeKalbThingsToDo #Christmas2019

Join us for some live music, good food and a wine tasting at our Blue Cork Wine Mixer, Sat. Nov 2 from 4-9pm at Sugar Creek Golf & Tennis Center in Atlanta. Admission $40. Purchase tickets online at bluecorkmixer.eventbrite.com. #dekalbbluecorkmixer **This is a fundraiser event and proceeds will benefit our blue light emergency system in the parks.**

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Over the course of a lifetime dedicated to combating prejudice and violence, and the fight for African-American equality, especially that of women, Wells arguably became the most famous Black woman in America. Born into s...lavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War. At the age of 16, she lost both her parents and her infant brother in the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. She went to work and kept the rest of the family together with the help of her grandmother. Later, moving with some of her siblings to Memphis, Tennessee, she found better pay as a teacher. Soon, Wells co-owned and wrote for the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight newspaper. Her reporting covered incidents of racial segregation and inequality. In the 1890s, Wells documented lynching in the United States in articles and through her pamphlet called Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases, investigating frequent claims of Whites that lynchings were reserved for Black criminals only. Wells exposed lynching as a barbaric practice of Whites in the South used to intimidate and oppress African Americans who created economic and political competitionand a subsequent threat of loss of powerfor Whites. A White mob destroyed her newspaper office and presses as her investigative reporting was carried nationally in Black-owned newspapers. Subjected to continued threats, Wells left Memphis for Chicago. She married Ferdinand L. Barnett in 1895 and had a family while continuing her work writing, speaking, and organizing for civil rights and the women's movement for the rest of her life. Wells was outspoken regarding her beliefs as a Black female activist and faced regular public disapproval, sometimes including from other leaders within the civil rights movement and the women's suffrage movement. She was active in women's rights and the women's suffrage movement, establishing several notable women's organizations. A skilled and persuasive speaker, Wells traveled nationally and internationally on lecture tours. In 2020, Wells was posthumously honored with a Pulitzer Prize special citation "for her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching." #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #capraaccreditation #blackexcellence #IdaBWells #blackactivist #womenmovenent

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. He was ranked world No. 1 by Harry Hopman in 1968 and by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and World Tennis Magazine in 1975. In the A...TP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in May 1976. Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery in 1983. He publicly announced his illness in April 1992 and began working to educate others about HIV and AIDS. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 49 on February 6, 1993. On June 20, 1993, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the United States President Bill Clinton. #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #blackhistorymonth2021 #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #capraaccreditation #blackexcellence #ArthurAshe #tennisplayer

Ralph Johnson Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. He was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations and played a major role in numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #blackexcellence #ralphbunche

Hey you guys starting this week we will be serving breakfast and lunch for the next coming weeks here. Also don't forget to sign up for virtual summer camp this year!!!!! That way you can see us in the safety of your home. #VirtualCampSuperstars #WeMissYouToo

Remember Earth Day 50th Anniversary is tomorrow, so snap few photos of something from nature or an eco-activity now until April 27. Get up close with nature in your own backyard - wildlife, insects, gardens, raindrops - the sky's the limit and use #DeKalbEarthDay20! The best photo wins a prize....

Snacks for Spring Break! DeKalb Parks will be providing nutritional snacks during spring break week, April 6-10 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at all recreation centers. Exchange Recreation Center Gresham Recreation Center Hamilton Recreation Center... Lucious Sander Recreation Center Mason Mill Recreation Center Midway Recreation Center N.H. Scott Recreation Center Redan Recreation Center Tobie Grant Recreation Center See more

Beginning Monday, March 30, 2020, DeKalb Recreation Parks and Cultural Affairs will no longer provide snacks at any of our recreation centers until further notice. All lunches and snacks will be provided by the DeKalb County School District at various locations. For more information on distribution sites please visit www.dekalbschoolsga.org

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer Winter Break Day Camp, Dec. 23 31 and Jan. 2 - 3, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Camp will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. The cost of the camp is $10 per day for children ages 5-12. Each participant must provide his or her own breakfast, lunch and snack. #DeKalbWinterCamp #DeKalbWinterFun #DeKalbParks #kids #familyfun #familyfriendly #youth #youthcamps #holidayfun #DeKalbholidayfun #schoolsoutfun #AtlantaThingsToDo #DeKalbThingsToDo #Christmas2019

Join us for some live music, good food and a wine tasting at our Blue Cork Wine Mixer, Sat. Nov 2 from 4-9pm at Sugar Creek Golf & Tennis Center in Atlanta. Admission $40. Purchase tickets online at bluecorkmixer.eventbrite.com. #dekalbbluecorkmixer **This is a fundraiser event and proceeds will benefit our blue light emergency system in the parks.**