Althea Gibson felt the same sting of racism as the baseball pioneer did just a few years before her. She also later cracked the color barrier at Wimbledon. In 1956, Gibson made history by becoming ...

During the event, the 2025 Essex County Althea Gibson Leadership Awards will be presented to five outstanding students.

Angela Buxton, who won at Wimbledon in 1956 with her American partner Althea Gibson, said that she had experienced anti-Semitism during her career. (JTA) — A Jewish British tennis champ who won ...

When thinking of tennis stars, the first names that most likely come to mind are Serena and Venus Williams. While they are ...

County commissioners will rename Wahnish Way to Althea Gibson Way at Tuesday's meeting in honor of the Florida A&M alumna and Wimbledon winner. The renaming was requested by the university as a ...

This was Althea Gibson, the 25-year-old from New York who ... on to become the first African-American to win at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Forest Hills. “There was an aura around Dr. Eaton ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT is proudly celebrating Black History Month as we showcase the people, places and events that shape the history of southeastern North Carolina. The first African ...

She went on to win two Wimbledon titles and two U.S. National Championships in singles, in addition to six Slams in doubles. "Althea Gibson really is the Jackie Robinson of tennis," said USTA ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Althea Gibson left through back doors to open ... the first Black player to win the French Open in 1956 and Wimbledon in 1957. She won 11 Grand Slam titles and was inducted ...

It speaks volumes.” Buxton, who also reached the singles finals at Wimbledon in ’56, died Monday, a day before her 86th birthday. She teamed with the late Althea Gibson, an American who was ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Raise A Racquet Against Domestic Violence tennis tournament has raised $20,000 for its fourth ...

Everybody has access to making history,” said White, a Mississippi native who lives now in Harker Heights, and has worked 23 ...