Fifty years have now passed since Ashe stunned Connors in four sets to become the first – and to this day only – Black man to ...

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

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

TENNIS great Arthur Ashe is centre of attention at Wimbledon again. An exhibition celebrating the American’s historic 1975 ...

From the moment Ashe bounded barefoot onto the stage, the crowd clad in red and white gingham buzzed with energy. The Californian singer-songwriter performed at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit Friday, ...