Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day 2015 Kicks Off!
© AALC Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day is the biggest single-day event in the world, filled with grassroots tennis and entertainment. The event takes place the Saturday before U.S. Open. This […]
Serena Williams Revels In the Glory of Golden Slam
/in All /by Joe© Kacir, Williams jumping for joy after defeating Maria Sharapova at the 2012 Olympic gold medal match. It should come as no surprise that the No. 1 ranked woman in […]
Happy Birthday to Althea Gibson, the First African American Tennis & Golf Champion
/in All /by Joe– Preview of the documentary film, Althea Many people think of Arthur Ashe as the first black person to win Wimbledon or the US Open (1975 and 1968, respectively). Arthur was […]
Is the NCAA Benefiting Student-Athletes?
/in All /by Joe©Jarrett Campbell, Presbyterian vs. Duke (2011) Based on his academic and athletic performance in high school, Arthur Ashe received a full ride to UCLA where he continued to be an […]
Rest in Peace Julian Bond, a “Warrior for Good”
/in All /by Joe© Eduardo Montes-Bradley, A Portrait of Julian Bond in 2012 Julian Bond, a former chairman of the NAACP and a prominent fighter for social justice since the 1960s Civil Rights […]
Candace Hill, The Fastest Junior Female Sprinter Ever
/in All /by JoePhoto of Candace Hill, ©2015 Steve Strother / MyTrackPix Earlier this summer, Candace Hill became the first high school girl to run a sub 11-second 100m sprint at the Brooks […]
Happy Birthday to Pete Sampras, the Restless King of Swing
/in All ATP Grand Slam History Pete Sampras Tennis US Open Wimbledon /by Joe©Levg, Pete Sampras at Champions Cup Boston in 2007 Pete Sampras, born on this day in 1971, is a retired American professional tennis player who was formerly ranked world no. […]
Happy Birthday to Roger Federer, One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time
/in All Australian Open French Open Grand Slam History Olympics Roger Federer Tennis US Open Wimbledon /by Joe©Squeaky Knees, Roger Federer (June 26th, 2009 at Wimbledon) Roger Federer, born on this day in 1981, is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 2 […]
“Extraordinary Progress” In Battle Against AIDS
/in AIDS All Arthur Ashe Healthy Living HIV UNAIDS Well Being /by JoeAfter publicly revealing he had contracted AIDS, Arthur Ashe used his publicity and the attention on him to raise awareness about AIDS and its victims, founding the Arthur Ashe Foundation […]
Celebrating Wimbledon with Inspiration for the Next Generation
/in All Brotherly Love Johnnie Ashe Renaissance Foundation Wimbledon /by JoeJohnnie Ashe and his family with members of Renaissance Foundation. ©Renaissance Foundation In 1968, Johnnie Ashe, Arthur’s younger brother, volunteered to serve an additional tour in Vietnam to ensure that […]
Interesting links
Here are some interesting links for you! Enjoy your stay :)Pages
- A Hard Road to Glory
- AALC Annual Gala
- About
- About Us
- Alan Page
- Alice Coachman
- Althea Gibson
- Archive
- Arthur Ashe
- Arthur Ashe Learning Center Archive
- Arthur Ashe Legacy at the U.S. Open
- Arthur Ashe Oral History Bibliography
- Arthur Ashe Oral History Project
- Arthur Ashe Today
- Arthur’s Legacy
- Black History Month 2014 – 2009: In His Words
- Books by Arthur Ashe
- Breaking the Barriers
- Calvin Peete
- Career History
- Categories
- Celebration & Remembrance – 15th Anniversary
- Charlie Grant
- Charlie Sifford
- Contact Us
- Daddy and Me
- David Bing
- Education
- Events
- Flo Hyman
- For Kids
- Friends of Ashe
- Fritz Pollard
- From the Archives
- Frontpage
- Global Youth Leadership Academy@UCLA
- Healthy Living
- Home
- Homepage
- Inspiration Awards Gallery
- Inspirational Tour
- Inspirational Tour Educational Materials
- Inspirational Tour Science Museum VA
- Inspirational Tour Sponsors
- Inspirational Tour2
- Isaac Murphy
- Jack Johnson
- Jackie Robinson
- Jesse Owens
- Jimmy Winkfield
- Joe Louis
- John Thompson
- Kimberely Oden
- Life Story
- Loretta Claiborne
- Nestle Very Best in Youth
- Nikki Franke
- Nutrition
- NYC AALC Marathon Team
- Opinion
- Oscar Robertson
- Paul Robeson
- Peter Westbrook
- Redirecting to /blog
- Research
- Resources
- Service
- South Africa
- Sponsors
- Sport & Tennis
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Terms of Use
- Test Spreadsheet
- Testimonials
- Tommie Smith and John Carlos
- Tydie Pickett
- USTA NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay & Art Contest
- Video Archives
- Website Credits
- Wellness
- Willie Mays
- Willie O’Ree
- Wimbledon
- WNYC-New York Public Radio Interview
- Youth Activity Packets
- Zina Garrison
- Additional Resources
Categories
- #BlackLivesMatter
- 1960s
- AALC
- Abolition
- Africa
- African American History
- AIDS
- All
- Althea Gibson
- American History
- Apartheid
- Apollo Theater
- Arna Bontemps
- Arthur Ashe
- Arthur Ashe Commemorations
- Arthur Ashe Courage Award
- Arthur Ashe Jr Male Sports Scholar Of The Year Award
- Arthur Ashe Kids Day
- ATP
- Australian Open
- Authors
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bbc
- Billie Jean King
- BLM
- Brotherly Love
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Business
- Catholicism
- Cathy Freeman
- Charlie Sifford
- Childhood Obesity
- Children's Nutrition
- Civil Rights
- Civil War
- College Basketball
- College Football
- Connie Sanders
- Daisy Bates
- Darnell Moore
- Dave Cullen
- Dave Sanders
- David Archuleta
- Davis Cup
- Dean Smith
- Demi Lovato
- Disease
- Dorothy West
- Dr. Whirlwind Johnson
- Dustin Hoffman
- Ebola
- Education
- Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
- ESPN
- ESPYs
- Ferguson
- First African American
- Football
- Freedom Rides
- French Open
- From the Archives
- George Weah
- Grand Slam
- Growth
- Haiti
- Health
- Healthcare
- Healthy Living
- Hepatitis
- Hero
- History
- HIV
- Integration
- Jazz
- Jim McLaren
- Joey Alexander
- Johnnie Ashe
- Jonas Brothers
- Kabul Girls’ Soccer
- Kevin Tillman
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Lisa Beamer
- Little Rock Nine
- Loretta Claiborne
- Mandela
- March Madnes
- Marian Anderson
- Mentoring
- Mentorship
- Michael Sam
- Mlb
- Monica Dennis
- Music
- NAACP
- NASDAQ
- NBA
- News
- NFL
- NJTL
- Nutrition
- NYJTL
- Obesity
- Olympics
- Opportunity
- Oral History Project
- Passing Privilege
- Pat Tillman
- Patrick Francis Healy
- Paul Robeson
- Personal
- Pete Sampras
- Poetry
- President Obama
- Protest
- PTR
- Reconstruction
- Renaissance Foundation
- Revolutionary War
- Roger Federer
- Russell Wilson
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Sandra Bland
- School Lunch Program
- Serena Williams
- Service
- Sidney POitier
- Sojourner Truth
- South Africa
- Sport
- Student Athlete
- Super Bowl
- Tennis
- Todd Beamer
- Travel
- Trevor Ringland
- U.S. Open
- UCLA
- UNAIDS
- Uncategorized
- US Congress
- US History
- US Open
- USTA
- Warriors
- Well Being
- Wimbledon
- Womens History
- World Health Organization
- WTA
Archive
- September 2023
- August 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- December 2022
- June 2022
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- March 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- February 2020
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- February 2019
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- August 2012
- May 2012
- August 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- August 2009
- February 2008