Topic: Arthur Ashe

Black celebrities who have died of AIDS sometimes do not receive the attention that others lost to this terrible disease do. TheGrio wants to say:...

Queens brothers: Spirits haunt U.S. Open

The biggest stars at the 2011 U.S. Open may not be named Federer, Nadal or Williams.. . In fact, they might not even be alive.. . Two Queens...

US Open stars lie low as Irene approaches

As Hurricane Irene barrelled up the US East Coast on Saturday, top tennis players preparing for Monday's start of the US Open took the expected arrival of the storm in their stride.Officials at the final Grand Slam of the season ...

Harlem barbershops, salons double as health clinics

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning his head from side to side as he checks his reflection in the barbershop mirror, Terrell Mack seems pretty pleased with his haircut -- a tight, neat crop -- but he can't get up from the chair just yet ...

Harlem barbershops, salons double as informal health clinics

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turning his head from side to side as he checks his reflection in the barbershop mirror, Terrell Mack seems pretty pleased with his haircut -- a tight, neat crop -- but he can't get up from the chair just yet ...

A healthy change for salons

For women, the hair salon has long been an intimate place for private conversations, gossip and advice between stylists and clients.. . From...

Tennis birthdays - Feb. 12, 2011

Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP), 31 It seems like a million years ago that the blonde Spaniard was the king of clay, and the No. 1 player in the world...
To some, Driving Miss Daisy, the movie, was an affirmation of black stereotypes. But Hoke, the chauffeur played by Morgan Freeman and now by James...

Fighting fans escorted out of Arthur Ashe

Andy Roddick lost his cool on Wednesday night en route to a second-round boot.. . Thursday night, the fireworks erupted in section 187, near the...

How Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K Works

Every spring, thousands of people descend upon Richmond, Va., for the annual Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, presented by Martin's. Runners from...