Captain William “Bill” Pinkney, the Bronzeville sailor who made history as the first Black man to sail solo around the world 32 years ago this week, will be posthumously honored
Longtime Hyde Park resident Richard Huntley Snow passed away on Thursday, Jan. 11 at the age of 95. He will be remembered for his kindness, love and the lasting impact
The history-making sailor who grew up on Chicago’s South Side was the first Black man inducted into the Sailing Hall of Fame, but insisted he was an “ordinary man.”
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in late August, dozens of sailors gathered to raise the Jackson Park Yacht Club flag over Bronzeville’s 31st Street Harbor.
The Jackson Park Yacht Club, a century-old club that boasts the largest community of Black sailors in the country, is expanding its operations to Bronzeville’s 31st Street Harbor. In doing