A Black Star: Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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 […]
Students Take a Stance, Make Changes at Mizzou
/in #BlackLivesMatter All Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Ferguson Opportunity Protest Sport Student Athlete /by JoeOctober 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 […]
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Honored at NYJTL Leadership Awards
/in All Arthur Ashe Education History NJTL NYJTL Service Student Athlete Tennis /by JoeLeft to right: Russ Thaler, Peter Malkin, Lawrence B. Benenson, Stan Smith, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, Gigi Fernández, Mary Joe Fernández, Deborah Antoine, Tory Kiam, Polly Scott and Bill Rhoden. […]
UCLA Tennis Teams Honored For Academic Excellence
/in All Education Student Athlete Tennis UCLA /by JoeCourtesy © UCLA Athletics, ITA Scholar-Athletes Kyle McPhillips (left) & Martin Redlikci (Photos: Scott Chandler) From childhood on, Arthur Ashe was always into books. Similarly to sports, books were a […]
The Legacy of Arthur Ashe
/in 1960s African American History All Apartheid Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education History Mentorship NJTL Opportunity Service Sport Student Athlete Tennis Wimbledon /by Joe© AALC, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Revisiting the past can provide recollections of lasting memories. When it comes to Arthur Ashe, we account for an entire legacy of moments that have not […]
Graduation Day: Arthur’s Time and Example in College
/in AALC All Arthur Ashe Civil Rights Education Opportunity Student Athlete UCLA /by JoePhoto via Flickr Creative Commons User: Jacky Nguyen During college, Arthur Ashe not only represented his country in Davis Cup and won NCAA titles, but he was also an active […]
March Madness and the Student Athlete
/in All Arthur Ashe College Basketball College Football Education March Madnes Sport Student Athlete /by JoePhoto courtesy of SD Dirk The end of March has come and gone, and while it has brought with it certain forms of madness, like the madness accompanying a far […]
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