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		</div><p>A statue of Arthur Ashe, the African-American winner of three tennis grand slams, has been vandalised with the words “White Lives Matter”.</p>
<p>Photos show the base of the monument in Richmond, Virginia, tagged with white spray paint and the words “white lives matter” as well as the initials “WLM”.</p>
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<p>The initials were later painted over with “BLM”.</p>
<p>Richmond Police said they were alerted to the vandalism at about 10.15am on Wednesday and added that red paint on the statue was already being cleaned off by community members.</p>
<p>Police said they have information on possible suspects and are asking the community to call their Crime Stoppers line if they have information on who is responsible for the vandalism.</p>
<p>The Arthur Ashe monument was dedicated in 1996 to commemorate the Richmond native and counterbalance the string of statues on Memorial Avenue dedicated to Confederate leaders.</p>
<figure id="attachment_157438" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-157438" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-157438" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1027D137-27F8-4818-AD3C-3CE072C67E42.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="985" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-157438" class="wp-caption-text">Paint covers the base of the Arthur Ashe Monument</figcaption></figure>
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<p>The vandalism comes as multiple Confederate statues have been toppled, vandalised and slated for removal in the city during protests prompted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.</p>
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