“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 ...
“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 crowd gathers at the base of the Arthur Ashe Monument after the ceremony dedicating the statue on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va. on Wednesday, July 10, 1996. Former New York City Mayor David ...
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.
1968: Arthur Ashe becomes the first black person to win a U.S. singles championship, beating Bob Lutz in the final of the United States Amateur Championships. RICHMOND, Va. – Arthur Ashe was ...
“Drowning the Columbus statue was a way for Richmond to correct our narrative,” she said. Corritone saw it differently and asked the Richmond council to give the statue to the cultural group ...
(WRIC) — Drivers in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood are asked to be prepared for a two-week closure affecting the northbound lanes of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard. According to the ...