“Richmond Could Be Next Monument Battleground,” an NBC News ... It’s a bronze sculpture of Arthur Ashe, which was erected, after much discussion, rancor and controversy, in 1996, three ...
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New mural celebrates Arthur Ashe
A mural celebrating tennis champion, social activist and Richmond native Arthur Ashe was unveiled Tuesday night at the ...
“Richmond, can you remember that the ‘Arthur Ashe monument,’ as you call it now, was never meant to be just a monument to Arthur,” she wrote, while calling for the statue to be placed at t ...
A member of the cultural group suggested the Sons of Italy in upstate New York, and the private group agreed to accept the statue. It was re-installed in July 2024 and rededicated two months later ...
A federal legal battle between a group of Richmonders and a white supremacist group has come to an end after both sides agreed to settle following the 2021 vandalism of the Arthur Ashe mural.