Althea Gibson

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Althea Gibson, Coco Gauff, Taylor Townsend, Venus Williams, Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Black tennis players, US Open, theGrio.com
August 28, 2025
The US Open pays tribute to Althea Gibson’s trailblazing legacy as Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Taylor Townsend, and more stake…
Althea Gibson
August 29, 2022
Althea Gibson, who broke barriers for Black athletes in the world of tennis, now has a street named in her…
Emmett Till house, theGrio.com
July 19, 2022
A cultural preservation organization is awarding a total of $3 million in grants to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are…
Tennis player Althea Gibson
July 6, 2022
Althea Gibson ranks among the greatest all-time champions based on her 11 Grand Slam titles, but also considering the racism…
black women thegrio.com
November 17, 2021
Billie Jean King says she was inspired to conduct the study after realizing the inequalities in the workplace for women…
August 27, 2019
In a long overdue recognition, the tennis champion who held titles two generations ago, was honored with a statue at…
September 10, 2015
Now that Serena Williams has defeated her sister Venus and will advance to the U.S. Open, the number one ranked
May 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - The undercount estimate has generally gone down, but it's always been disproportionately higher for blacks than…
March 8, 2011
SLIDESHOW - In honor of International Women's Day theGrio has compiled this illustrious list of celebrated female African-American trailblazers...
September 11, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - As the U.S. Open wraps in New York City, some African-Americans in Harlem continue the legacy of…