Despite many obstacles, Gibson made history as the 1st Black woman to compete at Wimbledon & win a Grand Slam. She remains an ...

Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major ... Growing up there, Gibson disliked going to school so much that she often played hooky. "Daddy would whip me," she said, "and I'm ...

As a child and teenager, Gibson was not particularly fond of school; however ... Powell and Malcolm X boulevards (which was renamed Althea Gibson Way in 2022 on what would have been the ...

County commissioners will rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at Tuesday's meeting in honor of the Florida A&M alumna and Wimbledon winner. The renaming was requested by the university as a ...

On day three of Black History Month, The Post and Courier honors Althea Gibson, the first black player at the French and U.S ...

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was unveiled in Flushing Meadows. Placed just outside Arthur Ashe stadium, the sculpture—created by Eric ...