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Richmond Department of Public Works employee Malik Mujahid installs one of the many new Arthur Ashe Boulevard signs at the renamed thoroughfare’s intersection with Main … Published on June 28, 2019	A guest at the official dedication of Arthur Ashe Boulevard holds a water bottle and brochure about Arthur Ashe Jr., who is part of the … Published on June 28, 2019	A member of the crowd cools herself with a souvenir fan in the morning heat at last Saturday’s unveiling ceremony. (Ava Reaves/Richmond Free Press) Published on June 28, 2019
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard from Fort Lee present the colors during the ceremony. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press) Published on June 28, 2019	Hundreds of people took photos, including selfies, with the new street signs. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press) Published on June 28, 2019	Members of the Elegba Folklore Society perform during the dedication ceremony, with founder Janine Bell explaining to the crowd how the sound of the drums … Published on June 28, 2019
12-year-old Yaa-Nailah Bell-Barber and her uncle, Brian Wright, collect some of the purple streamers launched at the unveiling ceremony. Yaa-Nailah wanted to keep some of … Published on June 28, 2019	Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, pulls down the last curtain to unveil the new Arthur Ashe Boulevard signs as Mr. Ashe’s nephew, … Published on June 28, 2019	Civil rights icon and Congressman John R. Lewis of Georgia offers a moving keynote address to mark the occasion. (Sandra Sellars) Published on June 28, 2019
Butterfly and thistle in the West End (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press) Published on June 28, 2019	New to the game/ Darien Threatts, 2, channels his inner Ashe during a tennis skills session for children last Saturday at Battery Park in North … Published on June 28, 2019	Dr. Gail Christopher Published on June 28, 2019
Members of the Ashe family at the dedication ceremony. Published on June 28, 2019	Published on June 28, 2019	Published on June 28, 2019
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