 
September 2, 2009
Jay-Z Designs Charity T-Shirt to Honor Arthur Ashe
As part of his Rocawear clothing line, rap superstar Jay-Z has designed a T-shirt featuring late HIV-positive tennis great Arthur Ashe, to be sold for charity at the U.S. Open, The Associated Press (AP) reports.
The shirt commemorates the 40th anniversary of the USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network, which Ashe founded in 1969. Proceeds from sales of the shirt will benefit the NJTL as well as the Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS.
Ashe’s widow, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, told the AP she is “thrilled that someone of Jay-Z’s stature would take part in this project.”
Ashe will be inducted in the U.S. Open Court of Champions on September 10. The U.S. Open takes place in New York City until September 13.
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a poster in DC, Washington, DC, 2009-09-09 09:52:37
As others have asked...where's the t-shirt and is it available to the public?
Sam Castillo, San Antonio, 2009-09-04 19:44:42
So, where's the t-shirt?
Clif, Atlanta, 2009-09-03 10:44:18
Wonderful as this is for Jay-Z to do for the US Open, how about making it available to the general public, particularly those of us living with HIV/AIDS?
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