That distance is fitting, because the person it memorializes, Arthur Ashe, came from a very different side of Virginia and America than Lee. Ashe was a Wimbledon-winning tennis player and social ...

As CEO of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Dr. Marilyn Fraser works to address issues that exacerbate health ...

For more than half a century, first as a fan and later as a reporter, through all my years in and around the world of tennis, I have never known a more estimable individual than Arthur Ashe.

We’re not trying to take over and do so much. Everything fell on this year, for whatever reason,” said Chris Tsui, whose EAT ...

ST. LOUIS – Arthur Ashe, a trailblazing tennis player and civil rights activist, began his illustrious career in St. Louis, where he moved from Richmond, Virginia, to train under renowned coach ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Arthur Ashe was only 49 years old when he passed away in 1993, but the tennis superstar accomplished so much in his life—from becoming the face of tennis to the face of activism.

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - A mural celebrating tennis champion, social activist and Richmond native Arthur Ashe was unveiled Tuesday night at the Henrico Sports & Events Center. This year marks 50 ...

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After Ashe went public with his illness, he founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, working to raise awareness about the disease and advocated teaching safe sex education.

The prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage Award will be presented to Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah and Jim MacLaren, two disabled athletes who embody the toughness of spirit and never-give-up attitude that are ...

Cathy Freeman was named this year's Arthur Ashe Award recipient. In using that worldwide stage to raise awareness of her people's plight - comparable to American Indians - Freeman joined the ranks ...