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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only Black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
After graduating, Moutoussamy-Ashe worked as a graphic artist and in television photojournalism for WNBC and WNEW in New York, and also for PM Magazine. [4] Her friend, Gordon Parks suggested that she obtain credentials to photograph the 1968 United Negro College Fund Tennis Tournament organized by tennis champion Arthur Ashe.
Citizen Ashe tells the story of tennis champion and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe, as he rises to prominence after becoming the first African American to win the US Open in 1968. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy jumpstart Ashe's political activism and provide him with a platform for social change. [1]
"Citizen Ashe" chronicles the late Arthur Ashe’s advancement as one of the greatest to pick up a racket and someone who leveraged his platform in campaigns like apartheid in South Africa and the ...
“Citizen Ashe,” a new documentary about tennis star Arthur Ashe, is as interested in its subject’s political evolution as it is in his heroics on the court. Ashe was one of the top tennis ...
The first Black man to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon will have a clothing line in his name, courtesy of the mind behind Rowing Blazers.
He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2019 [3] and the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2024 for his contributions to ALS awareness. [4] [5] Early life
You may have heard of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award lately -- and for a good reason. This year, the prestigious award -- which is presented annually at the ESPY Awards to a notable sports figure ...