County commissioners will rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at Tuesdays meeting in honor of the Florida A&M alumna and ...

Althea Gibson poses with Willie Brown at the ninth annual North-South Golf Tournament at Miami Springs Country Club. Bettmann "She was a trailblazer for Black women in golf, and women in golf in ...

Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major ... Gibson turned to the pro golf tour for a few years, but she didn't distinguish herself. She tried playing a few events after open ...

Later in 1998, the Althea Gibson Foundation was created to help young people in urban areas develop their tennis and golf skills. Gibson died in 2003.

The first African American to win the Wimbledon Singles Title moved to Wilmington in 1946: Althea Gibson. Gibson started training at the home of Dr. Hubert A. Eaton and graduated from Williston High ...

Althea Gibson will be honored with a statue at the site of the US Open, the USTA announced on Tuesday. In 1950, Gibson broke tennis' color barrier by becoming first African-American to play in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States Tennis Association will honor Althea Gibson with a statue at the U.S. Open. The first African-American to win the U.S. Nationals singles title in 1957 will be ...