right up until his death at the age of 49 in February of 1993, Ashe was a champion of the human spirit, and a man of immense stature. As we celebrate Black History Month, many memories of Arthur ...

His death at the age of 49 came less than a year later, but in that time he finished his memoir, Days of Grace, founded the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, addressed the UN for World AIDS ...

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 ...

However, Ashe Sr. forbade Arthur from playing football, a popular youth sport at the time in Richmond. It was only a year after the death of his mother that Ashe picked up a tennis racket and ...

“Arthur doubted he would live long enough to ... In the months after his death, Ashe’s statue began to take shape in DiPasquale’s hands, and in February 1994, Richmond officials gave the ...