Big dreams for Lynchburg home that played a role in desegregating the game of tennis
Lange Johnson has big dreams for his grandfather’s home on Pierce Street — almost as big as the dreams Walter Johnson nurtured there...
27 August, 2020
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Howard County High School’s Corinne Chau receives regional tennis award
Howard County High School’s Corinne Chau earned the United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Sectional ServeItForward Youth Leader Award after spearheading a fundraising drive...
20 August, 2020
On lily-white tennis courts, a revolution
Arthur Ashe, the first black tennis player to overcome all manner of discrimination to win the US and Australian Open titles as well...
22 June, 2020
Why the IOC ban on protests at Tokyo Games is breathtaking hypocrisy
In a memoir published a few months after Arthur Ashe’s death the tennis champion reflected on one of the most famous demonstrations in...
23 February, 2020
Congratulations Black Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2020!
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13 January, 2020
First Black Tennis Player Althea Gibson Honored at U.S. Open
Long before the exploits of Arthur Ashe or the Williams sisters, Althea Gibson was achieving historic results in the previously all-white world of...
29 August, 2019