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 ... She did. Each doctor took her into his family -- Eaton during the school year, Johnson in the summer. Not only did they provide tennis ...

Leon County and Tallahassee are home to two trailblazing African American tennis legends. While one is a household name – and ...

She began singing, even releasing a jazz record, “Althea Gibson Sings,” through Dot Records in 1959. Her vocal talent saw her invited to perform two tracks off the album on “The Ed Sullivan ...

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

County commissioners will rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at Tuesday's meeting ... before moving with her family to Harlem, New York, where she would spend the majority of her childhood.

On Monday, Day 1 at the US Open and Women's Equality Day, a statue of Althea Gibson was ... King did her best to put her finger on why Gibson wasn't recognized earlier (Gibson passed away in ...

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 ...