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The Life and Legacy of Arthur Ashe; Plus: An update from Hawaii ahead of Hurricane Lane

0:08 – The Life and Legacy: This year marks the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe’s historic 1968 win at the US Open when he became the first African-American man to win a major tennis title. For much of the hour we’ll speak with historian Raymond Arsenault, author of the new biography Arthur Ashe, A Life about Arthur Ashe’s career, family life, and political activism.

0:48 – Hurricane update – we speak with Richard Rapoza, with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency about Hurricane Lane, which could become the first major cyclone to make landfall in 26 years.

Historian Raymond Arsenault on Arthur Ashe
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