Tag: Tennis
Arthur Ashe: The Quiet Champion Who Took on Wimbledon, Apartheid, and...
On July 5, 1975, a 31-year-old Black man from Richmond, Virginia, walked onto Centre Court at Wimbledon. He was about to play Jimmy Connors,...
Althea Gibson – The Queen of Wimbledon Who Almost Became a...
In 1957, a 29-year-old woman from Harlem stood on Centre Court at Wimbledon and lifted the trophy. She was the first Black champion in...
