Arthur Ashe: A Legacy of Grand Slam Greatness
Tennis star Arthur Ashe won two Grand Slam titles in doubles, and three in singles. And he remains the only black man to win the singles titles at the Australian…
Tennis star Arthur Ashe won two Grand Slam titles in doubles, and three in singles. And he remains the only black man to win the singles titles at the Australian…
The wise Mark Twain once said, and it's as true as ever: "If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed."
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