The ball itself also comes to represent childhood more thoroughly than the actual kid in ... the nineteenth-century star track cyclist, and Althea Gibson, the pioneering midcentury tennis and golf pro ...

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

Passionate about equality, she was instrumental in desegregating American tennis, helping Althea Gibson break the color barrier. As a coach, she guided Billie Jean King, and her legacy was ...

Born on August 25, 1927, in Silver, South Carolina, Althea Gibson was the eldest of five children. Her family later moved to Harlem, New York, in search of better opportunities. Gibson’s passion for ...

At an early age, he received a bicycle and was ... Before Serena and Venus Williams, there was Althea Gibson. Gibson was the first Black American tennis player to compete in the U.S. National ...

UNICEF has been working with the All China Women’s Federation (ACWF) to set up early childhood development centers that support early learning and care for children aged 0-6 years in communities ...

It’s just that early in the game was surprising,” the firefighter explained. Gibson replied, “Because yeah, it wasn’t there. And no one told you? That’s crazy.” Gibson’s house was ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...