Looking Back at Ashe’s Historic Visit to South Africa
© AALC Not so long ago in South Africa, harsh discrimination was used to rule and segregate the country. This was during Apartheid and that gloomy period sparked a socially […]
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Arthur Ashe’s Retirement Anniversary
On this very day, 35 years ago, legendary tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe announced his retirement from professional tennis. Having suffered a heart attack and undergone bypass surgery as […]
On this day: Remembering Marian Anderson’s Easter Sunday Performance
Photo by Carl Van Vechten In the 1930s, Marian Anderson was known simply as “the voice of the century.” The Philadelphia-born classical contralto singer was an international phenomenon, attracting fans […]
March Madness and the Student Athlete
Photo courtesy of SD Dirk The end of March has come and gone, and while it has brought with it certain forms of madness, like the madness accompanying a far […]
Ain’t I A Woman?
Photo Courtesy of Randall Studio via Wikimedia Commons As Women’s History Month ends, we want to take a moment to appreciate the immense and varied contributions of Sojourner Truth. Sojourner […]
New Book on Tennis with 30 Year Old Beginnings
Inspired by a conversation with Arthur Ashe thirty years ago, tennis coach C. Byron Buckley has published the new book “The Mental Dynamics of Tennis and Coaching.” If you are […]
Davis Cup Competition
Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons, Author B20180 Competition: it is at the heart of all sports and especially tennis. Whether at the amateur level or on a professional circuit, players […]
The Tallest Tree in the Forest
Photo courtesy of Hard Road to Glory, Rutgers University Arthur Ashe was remarkable for the versatility of his interests and accomplishments: at different times assuming the role of athlete, scholar, […]
Your Vote is Currency
Courtesy of womenon20s.org There is still more than a year until the 2016 Elections, but you can cast your vote right now for a different kind of change in the […]
An Event to Remember: Ashe Inducted into PTR Hall of Fame
PTR CEO Dan Santorum, Johnnie Ashe, Dr. Jim Loehr and Pres. Roy Barth display Arthur’s notes from a 1991 PTR speech. © PTR On February 19, 2015 Arthur Ashe was […]