Category: Tennis | 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Remembering Bud Collins

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

Notes on a Tennis Scandal

January 21, 2016/in All ATP Australian Open French Open Tennis Wimbledon /by Joe

On January 17 Buzzfeed and BBC broke a story alleging evidence of match fixing by sixteen top 50 players over the past decades and that tennis authorities have ignored this […]

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 […]

New Kids’ Day on the Block

January 4, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Kids Day Opportunity Tennis WTA /by Joe

Opening the WTA Shenzhen Open, one of the first women’s event of 2016, was the inaugural Li Na’s Children’s Day. Inspired by Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, the annual celebration which […]

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Honored at NYJTL Leadership Awards

November 12, 2015/in All Arthur Ashe Education History NJTL NYJTL Service Student Athlete Tennis /by Joe

Left 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. […]

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 […]

An Ace to Close National Hispanic Heritage Month

October 15, 2015/in 1960s All Grand Slam History Sport Tennis /by Joe

National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of Hispanic and Latino Americans across all fields and as that period comes to a close, it is important […]