Serena Williams may be a tennis legend, but she’s also obsessed with design. As a Nike-sponsored athlete since 2003, she has collaborated with the brand to design clothes and sneakers for two decades. And this has shown her just how underrepresented Black designers are in fashion. Three years ago, she came to Nike with a new concept: She wanted to launch an apprenticeship program for designers of color. In 2020, the Serena Williams Design Crew was born. Read More
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