This year we will feature players around the world who have been trailblazers and that made contributions to chess. In past years, The Chess Drum has offered history quizzes, essays and game collections. Fortunately, The Chess Drum has sought to celebrate players in the African Disapora all year long and that is one of the objectives. Known as the first “African-American” Grandmaster of chess, he represents the single most recognizable chess icon in the African Diaspora. Maurice Ashley’s name has increasingly become a footnote in history recounted during the month. According to Ray Robinson, the mural was painted in 1998 by Calvin Johnson and was sponsored by Mercy Health Care SystemsĬertainly those Black men and women in other countries should also be celebrated as part of the overall history of those who share a bloodline running through the African continent. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley appears in a mural in Philadelphia. The only permanent fixture appears to be Dr. Of course Canadian explorer Matthew Henson is often mentioned as is Jamaica’s Marcus Garvey and Haiti’s Touissant L’Overture as well as many of the African Kings and Queens, but they are more the exception than the rule. Unfortunately, Black History Month does an incomplete job in reflecting on the sons and daughters of Africa located around the world. Woodson, the tradition later evolved into a month-long celebration of public figures, past and present. The Chess Drum will take this opportunity to highlight some that may have certainly been missed.įounded in 1926 as “Negro History Week” by Dr. In general the many historic figures are given each year during “Black History Month” and their accomplishments are reflected.
Each year in America, the Black community commemorates the accomplishments of many pioneers who overcame political exclusion, racial discrimination and socioeconomic hardships.
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