A recently produced biopic from Ashe’s home state of Virginia, “Hometown Hero” recounts the legacy of the tennis player, educator and activist through the eyes of historians, friends and acquaintances. […]
What makes a legend? This question has always been the subject of great debate. Some individuals maintain that it is what one accomplishes throughout his or her lifetime that warrants […]
Russ Adams In the wake of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, we thought we would share this inspiring post by Michael Beschloss of the New York Times about Arthur’s challenging trajectory to […]
The ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship Award takes into account a player’s tennis accomplishments, scholastic achievements and extracurricular endeavors. Just as Arthur Ashe was a great player […]
© Southern Spaces Journal NY Times Op-Ed contributor Timothy Egan offers an interesting perspective on the power of sport to be a catalyst for progressive attitudes and change in American […]
Alexandra crossing the finish line This year one of our very own Arthur Ashe Learning Center board members, Alexandra Dell, decided to run the Boston Marathon. In addition to running […]
To the average man in the average American community, Jackie Robinson was just what the sports pages said he was, no more, no less. He was the first Negro to […]
© Randy Olson for The Atlantic According to this article in The Atlantic, it is unlikely. Many economists have tried to calculate the growth rate of college tuition compared with […]
© Yana Paskova, New York Times Desmond Romeo, originally from Trinidad, opened Dr. Cuts on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn twelve years ago. Since that time he has worked closely with […]
In this poignant retrospective by Richard Evans he reflects on Althea Gibson’s legacy as the first African American to win a Grand Slam title and the significance of this achievement […]
