N. H. Scott Recreation Center

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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

Hello Friends!!!We would like to welcome Ranger Alex to our team and to you... He lives on the Davidson Arabia Mountain Preserve and works for the DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Department. He is here to encourage you to live happier, healthier lives by using parks and recreational facilities in the area. Please be sure to follow him @DeKalb RPCA Ranger Alex as his teaches you about the greenspace around us!!! #parksmakelifebetter #itstartsindekalbparks #dekalbrpca #DeKalbCountyGA #NRPA

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African-American, men and women military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II, at a time when racial segregation was still in place in the United States. They formed the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. The Tuskegee p...rogram began in 1941, at the Tuskegee Institute, when the 99th Pursuit Squadron was established. In 1943 the 99th Pursuit Squadron joined the 33rd Fighter Group in North Africa. Their first assault mission was a success, although it was not an air-to-air mission. From then on the Tuskegee Airmen earned an impressive record in combat, receiving many military awards for their role in World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen had several nicknames including the Red Tails, and the Red Tail Angels. There were a total of 932 Tuskegee Airmen (pilots) who graduated from the program; of these only 355 would ever serve in active duty as fighter pilots. There were more than 10,000 African-American men and women who served as support personnel to the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen flew in more than 700 bomber escort missions. During these bomber escort missions, they protected the bombers from enemy fighters. The Tuskegee Airmen was the only fighter group to have a perfect record protecting the bombers. #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth #dekalbrpcabhm2021 #blackhistorymonth2021 #capraaccreditation #TuskegeeAirmen

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

We would like to Thank Becky Evans , State Rep. district 83, for visiting with us on this cold Saturday morning and revisiting on our vision plan.

Thanks Dekalb County Parks and Rec. Family. We did it again. We are able to adopt a family for this Christmas Holiday, to ensure this family has a great Holiday. Ending 2020 on a high note!