Activists straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore as hisearly life as well life as an intellectual. Hall teaches courses and africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he b. A. From st. Joseph in 2006 and004 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American social sciencese review. His biography of arthur ashe she tennisrthur a and justice in the civil rights by johnspublished Hopkins University press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a hall. Hs welcome to eric [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank you so much for having me here at richmond today to talk about my book and to talk about ashe as a whole. Would like to thank the Virginia Historica
Apartheid movement in south africa. His career as athlete and activist straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore ashes early life as well as his life aan intellectual. Eric allen hall teaches courses in africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he earned a b. A. From st. Joseph college in 2004 and in 2006 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American history and the social science review. His biography of arthur ashe entitled arthur ashe tennis and justice in the Civil Rights Era was published by Johns Hopkins university press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a warm dhs welcome to eric hall. [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank y
City of walnut creek to change its zoning status from recreational to residential. Tripling the value. Looking to do some sort of residential housing. Potentially empty nester type product or a standard residential project. Reporter if it recommends rezoning, the city council would vote on the matter. It could take up to a year. But Community Members are trying to stop it. Generations have grown up here, this is where we come to recreate. I understand they have a right to do that but the city should take more of an interest in the fact a lot of people moved here and bought homes here to be closer to this wonderful facility. Reporter the city says it has yet to hear from the owner of the property. In walnut creek, abc7 news. More than two weeks after the start of the valley fire, classes resumed today in middleton. The fire is now 97 contained and in middleton there are sign thaefrz day life beginning to return to normal. Abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman joins us live tonight. Wayne .
Council approval and residents are trying to prevent the closure of subsport valley vista in walnut creek. Reporter well, this letter was sent about 11 days ago, announcing that the club would close in four months. Members have done a number of things, they set up a facebook page, theyre also now change. Org and there will be a rally to try to stop the closure. Sky 7 hd is over club sport valley vista. Six acres, a Swimming Pool and club house, it happens to be the home the bara cuedas, the largest Youth Swim Club in the league. We have 190 swimmers from three years old to 18 years old. Theyd be without a pool. Reporter this deed shows the principal shareholder as steve gillmore. Pat obrian is the chief financial officer. Its not making any money. It never has. Reporter leisure sports notified they will close on january 31, 2016. The Company Plans to ask the city of walnut creek to change its zoning status from recreational to residential. Tripling the value. Looking to do some sort of
Explores how the richmond, virginia native overcame class barriers to win three of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. This hourlong program was hosted by the Virginia Historical society. Mr. Talkov virginias own arthur ash was the worlds best tennis player. The u. S. Open, the australian open, and wimbledon. He was also deeply committed to human rights. And civil rights causes. Most known what, the movement in south africa. His career as an athlete and activist, straddling the civil rights and black power movements, ashe fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcome to public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore asheearly lifes will explore is an and Eric Allen Hall assistant history professor at Georgia Southern university, where he teaches courses on the history of Popular Culture and africanAmerican History. And native of suburban chicago heat, he earned a ba in history from the st. Josephs college in and phd from the never the from pur