By Stephen J. Kotz Two long-serving incumbents on the Sag Harbor Village Board, Aidan Corish and Bob Plumb, have said they ...

Everybody has access to making history,” said White, a Mississippi native who lives now in Harker Heights, and has worked 23 ...

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 ...

Serena Williams dominated the sport, bagging 23 Grand Slams and 73 titles. The post Black History Month: Coco Gauff Salutes Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson’s Groundbreaking Legacy appeared first on ...

This was Althea Gibson, the 25-year-old from New York who had broken tennis’ color barrier in 1950 by becoming the first black player to enter the U.S. Nationals, and who would go on to become ...

Before Althea Gibson could play -- much less win -- major tennis tournaments, another opponent had to be defeated. But Gibson had less control against this foe, which went by the name segregation.

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Raise A Racquet Against Domestic Violence tennis tournament has raised $20,000 for its fourth ...

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 ...

By Stephen J. Kotz Two long-serving incumbents on the Sag Harbor Village Board, Aidan Corish and Bob Plumb, have said they plan to run again in the June election. Plumb said he would seek his fourth t ...