1Community, Access Entertainment and Four Daughters are teaming on an adaptation of The Match: Althea Gibson & Angela Buxton: How Two Outsiders – One Black, the Other Jewish – Forged a ...

CITYWIDE — Brooklyn resident Leila Legrand and Queens resident Adria Stacker were awarded the 2025 USTA Althea Gibson HBCU (Historically Black colleges and universities) Scholarship Monday ...

Hailing from Silver, an unincorporated community in Clarendon County, Althea Gibson found her love for tennis in Harlem, N.Y. She played (and dominated) in paddleball tournaments, and a coach ...

Wells and tennis player Althea Gibson. The designs are part of the final series of the American Women Quarters Program, according to a Wednesday press release. The American Women Quarters Program ...

Wells and tennis player Althea Gibson. The designs are part of the final series of the American Women Quarters Program, according to a Wednesday press release. The American Women Quarters Program, ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: In 1950, Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Open. Gibson wins her first round match, defeating Barbara Knapp of Britain 6-2 ...

If you’re interested in learning more about one of the most legendary characters in the history of the Grand Slam, read on to find out a few key facts about Gibson and her revolutionary athletic ...

Also, why you will continue to swelter on the subway platform. By James Barron Althea Gibson was the first Black player to win Wimbledon. Soon, the block in Harlem where she grew up will bear her ...

Ad Policy American tennis star Althea Gibson hits a return shot to Colette Monnot during her singles match at the Surrey Grass Court Championship, held at the Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club.( ...

Althea Gibson is the most revered athlete to ever step foot on Florida A&M’s campus. And now, the former Rattler tennis star who broke the color barrier and became the first African American to ...