Arthur Ashe Today
Current events as seen through the legacy of Arthur Ashe
Happy Birthday to Pete Sampras, the Restless King of Swing
©Levg, Pete Sampras at Champions Cup Boston in 2007
Pete…
Happy Birthday to Roger Federer, One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time
©Squeaky Knees, Roger Federer (June 26th, 2009 at Wimbledon)…
“Extraordinary Progress” In Battle Against AIDS
After publicly revealing he had contracted AIDS, Arthur…
Celebrating Wimbledon with Inspiration for the Next Generation
Johnnie Ashe and his family with members of Renaissance…
Happy Birthday to Victoria Azarenka
©Tatiana, bit.ly/1ORlvey
Happy birthday to Victoria Azarenka,…
Come So Far, Yet So Far to Go: the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
© Special Olympics
“Let me win. But if I cannot…
UCLA Tennis Teams Honored For Academic Excellence
Courtesy © UCLA Athletics, ITA Scholar-Athletes Kyle…
The Death of a Civil Rights Activist Sandra Bland
© Heavy.com, Sandra Bland’s mugshot, left, and a…
Remembering Jane Bolin, First Black Female Judge in US History
©US Office of War Information, Jane Bolin (1942)
76 years…
The Haitian Exodus
©AALC, Arthur getting arrested in 1992 during a demonstration…
Remembering the 1976 Lagos Tennis Classic
In 1976, World Championship Tennis introduced a new tournament…
The Legacy of Arthur Ashe
© AALC, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Revisiting the past can…
40th Anniversary of Arthur Ashe Wimbledon Win
Today marks the fortieth anniversary of Arthur Ashe's historic…
Why White at Wimbledon?
©Gillmeister: Kulturgeschichte des Tennis. Willhelm Fink…
Celebrating the Fourth of July: Black Military Service during the Revolutionary War
Continental soldiers at Yorktown; an African-American soldier…
Wimbledon Kicks Off!
Today the eyes of tennis turn toward London as Wimbledon…
BBC’s More Than a Champion
Competition is a driving force that inspires athletes to…
It’s Showtime at the Apollo
©Hans Joachim Dudeck via WikiCommons
“….the Apollo…
40 Years Later: Ashe vs Connors
This year will mark the 40th anniversary of Arthur Ashe…
Winning Ace: The Cary Leeds Center Opens for Youth Tennis
© Ed Goldman NYJTL participants, led by Director…