Tennis Nonwhites From the start of their professional tennis careers, Venus and Serena Williams seemed totally certain they were champions; they marched through the tennis world with the ferocity of the young....read more Fifty Years after Althea Gibson Exactly 50 years after Althea Gibson broke the color barrier in tennis as the first black woman to win Wimbledon, Venus Williams paid tribute to the anniversary in another historic moment....read more A History of Tennis "Nonwhites Two week ago, Venus Williams captured her 4th Wimbleddon Ladies' singles title, and, as Mad Professah notes, that victory comes exactly 50 years "after Althea Gibson....read more Book Alert / Charging the Net For those who remember the era of segregation in tennis, watching Serena Williams battle her sister Venus Williams in a final match today shows how far the sport has come....read more

Former New York City Mayor, David Dinkins and Larryette Kyle-DeBose, co-author of Tennis Book" Charging the Net" at Breaking the Barriers exhibit honoring Althea Gibson, US Open 2007

Althea Gibson's first doubles partner, Angela Buxton and "The Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin at Breaking the Barriers exhibit honoring Althea Gibson, US Open 2007

Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Director of Althea Gibson Foundation, Francis Clayton Gray at Breaking the Barriers exhibit honoring Althea Gibson, US Open 2007

Breaking the Barriers exhibit creators, Art Carrington and Dave Caldwell with Charging The Net co-author, Larryette Kyle-DeBose, US Open 2007