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A Look Back at U.S. Open History

Even though we are currently in the midst of the Roland Garros, you can check out a list of some of the most historic US Open moments on Gothamist. Ordered […]

Hard Road to Glory Moments: Remembering Al Attles

May 27, 2015/in All Arthur Ashe Basketball History NBA Warriors /by Joe

This week marks the fortieth anniversary of the Golden State Warriors sweeping the Washington Bullets in four straight games for 1975 NBA title. Coached by Alvin Austin Attles, Jr., he […]

A Look Back at the Los Angeles Riots

May 4, 2015/in #BlackLivesMatter All Arthur Ashe Ferguson History /by Joe

© Dark Sevier, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode If you have read the news headlines in any major newspaper over the past week, you have probably seen the word “riot” mentioned in many article […]

Looking Back at Ashe’s Historic Visit to South Africa

April 16, 2015/in All Apartheid Arthur Ashe History Opportunity Sport Tennis Travel /by Joe

On this day: Remembering Marian Anderson’s Easter Sunday Performance

April 9, 2015/in African American History All Civil Rights History Marian Anderson Opportunity Womens History /by Joe

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 […]

The Tallest Tree in the Forest

March 17, 2015/in African American History All Arthur Ashe Civil Rights College Football History Paul Robeson Sport /by Joe

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

March 11, 2015/in 1960s African American History All Civil Rights Education History Opportunity President Obama Service /by Joe

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 […]

Fighting for Justice by Way of the Boardroom: Whitney Young and the Civil Rights Movement

February 23, 2015/in 1960s African American History All Business Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Service /by Joe

The term unsung hero is often used to describe an individual whose accomplishments are often recognized and celebrated, but whose own identity is relatively unknown. In the Civil Rights Movement, one important […]

Nelson Mandela: South African hero and advocate for AIDS awareness

December 5, 2014/in Africa AIDS Apartheid Arthur Ashe Disease Health Healthcare History Mandela /by Joe

Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, the South African activist, politician, philanthropist and lawyer who worked to eradicate apartheid in his home nation and was […]

World AIDS Day 2014

December 1, 2014/in AIDS Arthur Ashe Disease Education Health History Well Being World Health Organization /by Joe

World AIDS Day was created by the World Health Organization to honor those affected by HIV and AIDS. Celebrated annually on December 1st, conferences, lectures and events are hosted to remember its […]