Category: Arthur Ashe | Arthur Ashe Legacy

Arthur Ashe Legacy booth at the US Open

South African tennis players Kgothatso Montjane and Donald Ramphadi visited the Arthur Ashe Legacy booth at the US Open. We celebrate their strides this year, which also marks the 50th […]

Arthur Ashe and the 2018 US Open Women’s Final

September 12, 2018/in Arthur Ashe Serena Williams U.S. Open US Open USTA /by rmigdol

By Patricia A. Turner, Ph.D. Fifty years after then-amateur Arthur Ashe defeated his far more experienced opponent Tom Okker to became the first African-American male to win the US Open, […]

Arthur Ashe’s legacy remembered at 2018 US Open

September 4, 2018/in Arthur Ashe Billie Jean King U.S. Open UCLA US Open USTA /by rmigdol

UCLA Honors Legacy of Arthur Ashe on 50th Anniversary of His Historic U.S. Open Win

August 27, 2018/in Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe Commemorations U.S. Open /by rmigdol

The 2018 U.S. Open Tennis Championships kicks off today, marking 50 years since UCLA alumnus Arthur Ashe ’66 won the tournament’s first men’s singles title. In honor of this milestone, […]

Obama commemorates 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth

July 17, 2018/in Africa Arthur Ashe South Africa Uncategorized /by rmigdol

Former President Barack Obama travelled to South Africa this week to participate in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Nelson Mandela. July 2018 also […]

A Black Star: Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

August 9, 2016/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe First African American History Integration Olympics Sport Student Athlete US History /by Joe

Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Image by Walter Richter from Die Olympischen Spiele. The current Olympic Games in Rio provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the […]

Celebrating #MandelaDay

July 18, 2016/in Africa All Apartheid Arthur Ashe History Mandela Opportunity Service Well Being /by Joe

Courtesy of The London School of Economics and Political Science On July 18, 1918, leader and revolutionary Nelson Mandela was born. In 2009 it was unanimously decided by members of […]

William DeHart Hubbard’s Leap Toward Gold

July 8, 2016/in African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Baseball Education Olympics Opportunity Sport /by Joe

Hubbard in 1924 On this day in 1924, William DeHart Hubbard set the record for the long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games, becoming the first black gold […]

First Pitch: Commemorating Baseball Legend Leroy “Satchel” Paige

July 7, 2016/in African American History All Arthur Ashe Baseball History Mlb Opportunity Sport /by Joe

Leroy “Satchel” Paige’s baseball card Today in 1906, baseball player Leroy “Satchel” Paige was born. Despite being born in a time where black athletes were restricted from the Major League […]

Remembering Muhammad Ali

June 7, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Protest /by Joe

This past Friday, Muhammad Ali, 74, passed away in Arizona. One of the greatest athletes of all time, he rose from modest circumstances living under Jim Crow to transcend sport […]