Celebrating Arthur Ashe's Wimbledon win, this day in 1975! … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: July 5, 1975
Arthur Ashe
Friday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
TGIF POU! We continue our series on the actions of black athletes against social and political injustices. Today we feature the legendary Arthur Ashe. "After he contracted the AIDS virus he was asked, 'Is this the hardest thing you've ever had to deal with?' And he said, 'No, the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with is being a black man in this society," … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest
Monday Open Thread: African-American Tennis Players
Good morning Pragmatic Obots. Today we're featuring the late great Arthur Ashe. As a tennis player, Arthur Ashe was one of the most prominent players of his time; an all-out competitor who rarely beat himself. His legacy, however, will be the positive changes he helped bring about and the causes he championed, both within tennis and in society as a whole. Always at his best … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Tennis Players