Category: Sport | 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 […]

UCLA commemorates Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday

February 6, 2019/in Baseball Civil Rights Sport /by rmigdol

On February 5, 2019, UCLA commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jackie Robinson with a panel entitled Athletes, Activism and Jackie Robinson’s Legacy. Moderated by Bruin alum Cari […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Remembering Bud Collins

March 7, 2016/in All Sport Tennis /by Joe

Students Take a Stance, Make Changes at Mizzou

November 17, 2015/in #BlackLivesMatter All Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Ferguson Opportunity Protest Sport Student Athlete /by Joe

October 6th Student protest against racism at University of Missouri. Photo: © Mikala Compton Over the past week, there has been a lot of focus on the news surrounding the […]

Arthur and Johnnie Ashe: A Story of Sacrifice on Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2015/in 1960s AALC African American History All American History Arthur Ashe History Service Sport Tennis /by Joe

Johnnie and Arthur Ashe © AALC November 11th marks the recognition of Veteran’s Day, an official public holiday in the United States honoring the brave individuals who risked their lives in […]