Serena Williams walked out at Indian Wells to a standing ovation. It could never erase the 14 years of hurt that came before.

Carla Gentles, 29-year military veteran turned PR professional, shares her journey and the Billie Jean King quote that ...

The book not only helped to shape the African ... inspiring generations of activists to stand up for justice. Althea Gibson was the first Black athlete to break the colour barrier in international ...

Althea Gibson’s journey from a young paddle tennis champion to ... Despite her talent, throughout the 1950s, Gibson continued to be faced with discrimination. Hotels refused to book rooms for her. She ...

Books should be adult fiction ... the legacies of tennis greats Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson, the term of president of Burkina Faso Thomas Sankara, and Reverend James Lawson’s conception ...

Li’l Friday features more than a dozen ways to enjoy the weekend via theater, music, art, culinary happenings and more. All events featured were scheduled as of Thursday; ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, not just in tennis but far beyond. Gibson’s life began in the tiny town of ...

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 ...

Sharon Green, also known as MC Sha-Rock, called the Port City home before moving to New York City when she was still a child. The Wilmington Daily Record was the only Black newspaper in the city and ...

Althea Gibson left through back doors to open the front door of opportunity for Black players, not just in tennis but far beyond.