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Newly released short story by Langston Hughes

Photo by Gordon Parks for US Office of War Information Originally written in 1961, “Seven People Dancing” by Langston Hughes was just published this week in the New Yorker. Arnold Rampersad, […]

Celebrating Physical Fitness Month and Longer Lives

May 11, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Disease Health Healthy Living Nutrition Sport Well Being /by Joe

The Colored Past of the Kentucky Derby

May 6, 2016/in African American History All Arthur Ashe History Opportunity Reconstruction Sport /by Joe

On Display

May 5, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Reconstruction Tennis UCLA /by Joe

As the school year winds down and people take advantage of vacation time and holidays, there are some new cultural activities relating to Arthur Ashe that might be of interest […]

April 27, 1994: Change comes to South Africa

April 27, 2016/in Africa All Apartheid Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Mandela Opportunity Protest /by Joe

Frederik de Klerk & Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 1992. © World Economic Forum Twenty-two years ago today, South Africa and the world were forever changed […]

Celebrating National Volunteer Week

April 11, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Brotherly Love Health Opportunity Service /by Joe

Yesterday marked the beginning of National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration in the United Sates and Canada that aims to inspire and encourage individuals to engage with their communities through […]

More than Just a Good Player: Paul Teasley’s Personal Recollection of Arthur Ashe in 1967

March 16, 2016/in 1960s All Arthur Ashe Tennis /by Joe

Detail of the graphic on Teasley’s ball boy shirt Today we feature Paul Teasley’s memories of meeting Arthur Ashe and watching him and others play during the 1967 U.S. Clay […]

The Enduring Legacy of Andrew Young

February 29, 2016/in African American History All American History Apartheid Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Protest Service /by Joe

Photograph by Warren K. Leffler Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy and Andrew Young in 1965 For ArthurAshe.org’s final Black History Month installment, we turn our attention to Andrew Young. […]

Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 18, 2016/in 1960s African American History All American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Protest /by Joe

Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have been 87 years old today. For the occasion, it is important to take some time to reflect on the great […]

The Man who Helped Break the Color Barrier in Tennis: Recognizing Dr. “Whirlwind” Johnson

January 7, 2016/in 1960s African American History All Althea Gibson American History Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Dr. Whirlwind Johnson Education History Mentoring Opportunity Tennis /by Joe

Young Arthur Ashe, he was coached by Dr. Johnson. © AALC, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Decades ago at 1442 Pierce Street in Lynchburg, VA, a physician was quietly making history in the […]