
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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![]() ![]() Tennis Player Arthur Ashe Announces He Has AIDS (1992)Ashe was the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis and was thus a very public figure, even after his retirement, which followed a 1979 heart attack and quadruple-bypass surgery. In 1983, he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during a second heart surgery. He kept it a secret until 1992, when a newspaper threatened to publish a story about his illness. His subsequent openness about AIDS helped combat the disease's stigma. How much longer did Ashe live? More... Discuss |
5 comments:
Ahhhh... That is beautiful.
Awesome pic!
Alicia,
I know, right? It almost looks fake!
Dawn,
Yeah, I love my dad's pics. he is a great photographer. :)
Hi Jessica, I love your Dad's photo - beautiful !
Thanks for visiting my blog - we were away a little longer than planned - it's always lovely to hear from you... I love breaks from home but I must say it's so good to be back !
Aww, thanks! I'm so glad you're back! :)
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