William G. Pomeroy Foundation Provides Grant To While We Are Still Here To Celebrate Harlem’s History
From Ethel Waters and Althea Gibson to Marcus Garvey and Langston Hughes, Harlem’s extraordinary historic legacy.
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Harlem’s Althea Gibson First Black Woman To Win A Championship At Wimbledon
Althea Gibson, August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003, was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis.Continue reading
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.
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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