Photo by @arthurasheofficial via Instagram. I didn’t know who Arthur Ashe was. I didn’t really think much about TENNIS until I met Judge Robert J. Kelleher who was instrumental in bringing in “Open Tennis.” [Ed Note: He was The FATHER of OPEN TENNIS. L.J.] I was impressed with the fact that Judge Kelleher was a U.S. District Judge never … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month • Arthur Ashe Tennis Star, Great Humanitarian And My Friend By Sigrid Draper (From The 10sBall Vault).
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Celebrating Black History Month • Unlocking The Barriers (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
One Of Tennis Greatest Stars and Global Ambassador for Equality. Arthur Ashe At UCLA. Photo courtesy of UCLA. By Mark Winters In 1926, Carter Woodson, a historian and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, came up with the idea of making the second week of February “Negro History Week”. The goal was to broaden … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month • Unlocking The Barriers (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Editors Note: Richard sharing this “gem” with us is such a beautiful tribute to a beautiful lady. Anna Wintour Has been a fan of tennis since she was a little girl. Imagine if she ran the WTA… Just saying… all the top 100 players would be millionaires. (LJ) It was Charles Wintour, the father of Vogue’s Anna Wintour, who assigned me to write Althea Gibson’s copy for the … [Read more...] about Celebrating Black History Month • Richard Evans Shares His Night As Althea Gibson’s Escort At The Wimbledon Ball (From The 10sballs.com Vault)
Arthur Ashe – The Legacy Lingers By Richard Evans (Black History Month)
Editors Note: in America Feb. is Black History Month. We pulled this out of the “Vault”. Please Read About a man That was truly remarkable! Arthur Ashe – The Legacy Lingers by Richard Evans When I lived in Richmond, Virginia I found it difficult driving past Arthur Ashe’s statue without getting a lump in my throat. Compared with the huge, preposterously … [Read more...] about Arthur Ashe – The Legacy Lingers By Richard Evans (Black History Month)
Tennis In America • CBS Sports Network Celebrates Black History Month With Premiere Of “Althea & Arthur”
Photo by colorlines.com CBS SPORTS NETWORK CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH PREMIERE OF “ALTHEA & ARTHUR” Documentary Chronicling Contributions of Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to Tennis and Civil Rights in America Debuts Monday, February 18 at 9:00 PM, ET CBS Sports Network celebrates Black History Month with the premiere of“Althea … [Read more...] about Tennis In America • CBS Sports Network Celebrates Black History Month With Premiere Of “Althea & Arthur”