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City Parks Is Looking For The Next Althea Gibson At The Lacoste Tennis Academy Tryouts
Harlem has tons of talent, ask Althea Gibson, who was the first black woman to win a Championship at Wimbledon.
Conversations In Black Freedom Studies: Black Athletes And The Freedom Struggle
From Muhammad Ali to the Williams sisters, the symbolic politics of black athletes have galvanized the black revolt for social justice. Continue Reading →
Join The Free Lacoste Pro Tennis Clinic In Central Park
In a Harlem community that produced Althea-Gibson, you know we love tennis. That’s why its great that you and the family can cap off the summer and celebrate the 2016 US Open with CityParks Tennis and Lacoste! Continue Reading →
Join Reel Sisters Women’s History Month Screening Of ALTHEA
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will present a screening of ALTHEA, a documentary on Harlem’s Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Continue Reading →
Wharton Sports Business Presents Harlem’s “Althea” (video)
Sounds like a great documentary about the trailblazing athlete 1st black tennis sensation and Harlemite Althea Gibson. Continue Reading →
Mayor Dinkins Remembers Harlem’s Cosmopolitan Tennis Club (video)
Harlem fave and NYC Mayor David Dinkins recalls Harlem’s Cosmopolitan Tennis Club the nurturing grounds for Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, the Katrina Adams CEO and President of the United State Tennis Association (USTA) and more. Continue Reading →