From rural reservations to shebeens or speakeasies (bars) - wherever black people gathered, they were talking about Ashe's ...

He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.

Arthur Ashe's historic 1975 Wimbledon victory over Jimmy Connors remains the only Grand Slam singles title by a Black male ...

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Louis Réard shocked Paris — and the world — with the debut of the bikini, a revolutionary swimsuit that would become an enduring symbol of freedom and modernity, challenging social norms and redefinin ...

In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier with the ...

What is widely considered one of Greater Cincinnati's premier Independence Day celebrations is returning to Summit Park in ...

Wimbledon bosses are shooting themselves in the foot by being stubborn with their schedule. It's the only Grand Slam that has ...

2015 — The United States wins its third Women’s World Cup title and first since 1999 with a 5-2 victory over Japan behind a first-half hat trick by Carli Lloyd.

Britain's Heather Watson came within a whisker of knocking out world No.1 Serena Williams. And the American was furious with ...

Having endured mammoth clashes so far, Taylor Fritz needed just four sets this time to make it through to the fourth round at ...