Althea Gibson shattered barriers in tennis and beyond by becoming the first Black athlete to win major titles and blaze a path in professional golf and public service. Damion L. Thomas Althea Gibson, ...

Foreword by James Blake -- Introduction -- "There is no African-American culture in tennis" -- "I'm not going to be who you want me to be" -- "I'm not giving anything else away" -- "He was exactly who ...

NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Open turns its mega-watt spotlight on an often-overlooked pioneer for Black women in sport at this year's tournament, as the late Althea Gibson is honoured in ...

Major League Baseball has incorporated the Negro Leagues into its history books. Tennis should seize its own opportunity to right a wrong. Alec Dent is an assistant editor at The Washington Post.