the move forever changed his life and the lives of countless others after he created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. He used his platform to raise awareness about the virus and was ...

It’s a bronze sculpture of Arthur Ashe, which was erected, after much discussion, rancor and controversy, in 1996, three years after his death from AIDS. It features Ashe, a Richmond native ...

There Arthur goes, swinging freely ... In 1992, around the time Ashe publicly announced he had contracted AIDS, he commenced work with biographer Arnold Rampersad on what would prove a posthumous ...

Yesterday, after I wrote my column, I had a memory of long ago. Arthur Ashe was dying of AIDS. This was in the early 1990s. And he told an interviewer that being black was harder than having AIDS.

In 1988 Ashe contracted the AIDS virus following a blood transfusion during heart surgery, and died five years later as a result. In his last years he promoted opportunities for inner-city youth and ...

"I'm honored to receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award ... working with the UN agency to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa through education and to promote vocational training initiatives ...

This stadium honors tennis player Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (1943-1993). Born in Richmond ... Ashe was likely given an HIV-tainted blood transfusion and he soon contracted AIDS. Despite his illness, he ...