BBC’s More Than a Champion
Competition is a driving force that inspires athletes to perform their best and we celebrate athletes for those accomplishments. But what makes an athlete impactful is how they take that […]
Winning Ace: The Cary Leeds Center Opens for Youth Tennis
/in All Arthur Ashe Education NJTL NYJTL Service Tennis /by Joe© Ed Goldman NYJTL participants, led by Director Fay Ann Lee, conduct the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem. © Ed Goldman On June 15, New York Junior Tennis and […]
Lasting Legacy: Virginia Heroes Continues to Achieve
/in All Arthur Ashe Education Mentoring Mentorship Opportunity Service /by JoeIn 1991 Arthur Ashe founded Virginia Heroes in his hometown of Richmond. It was created to connect sixth-graders with mentors who came from similar backgrounds to serve as inspiration in […]
MaliVai Washington Receives NJTL Founders’ Service Award
/in AALC All NJTL Opportunity Service Tennis USTA /by JoeAt the USTA’s Annual Meeting and Conference, former pro and friend of the Arthur Ashe Learning Center MaliVai Washington was honored with the NJTL Founders’ Service Award. Washington was a […]
Your Vote is Currency
/in 1960s African American History All Civil Rights Education History Opportunity President Obama Service /by JoeCourtesy 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
/in All Arthur Ashe Education Opportunity PTR Service Sport Tennis /by JoePTR 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 […]
Where Are They Now? Updates about ESPY Arthur Ashe Award for Courage Winners
/in AALC All Arthur Ashe Billie Jean King Cathy Freeman Dave Cullen Dean Smith Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah ESPN Ferguson George Weah Jim McLaren Kevin Tillman Loretta Claiborne Olympics Pat Tillman President Obama Service Sport Tennis Trevor Ringland /by JoeThe Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is one of the annual highlights of the ESPN ESPY awards, honoring a sports-related person that has made a significant humanitarian contribution in a […]
Fighting for Justice by Way of the Boardroom: Whitney Young and the Civil Rights Movement
/in 1960s African American History All Business Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Service /by JoeThe 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 […]
Jane M. Bolin: The African-American Female Pioneer
/in Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Service /by JoeJane M. Bolin in 1942 On this very day seventy-five years ago, Jane M. Bolin became a pioneer for African-American females in law when she became the first black female […]
Michael Sam wins Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at ESPYs
/in Service /by JoeThe sports world descended upon Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater yesterday for the annual ESPYs, or Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards. Among the many attendees were professional tennis player Maria […]
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