by admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In January 2019, Glenn Gilliam filed an application to have a street in Harlem named after Althea Gibson. That was the easy part. The challenge that followed was convincing 60% of the residents and 60% of the business owners to sign his petition to move the process...
by admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday because she is pregnant, announcing the news via social media by joking that “two against one just isn’t a fair competition” and posting a string of emojis that included a baby...
by admin | Aug 24, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams – statistically the greatest tennis player of her era – is expected to call time on her illustrious career at the upcoming US Open. Williams has won 23 grand slam singles titles and has twice held all four majors at the same time. Read...
by admin | Aug 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW
COCO GAUFF IS at a crossroads. She’s sitting in the passenger seat of her first car while her dad, Corey, studies the computer in its dash. Radio off. Windows up. Air conditioning on. “This was my birthday present,” Coco, who turned 18 in March, says...
by admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
On Aug. 9, Serena Williams announced that she would be retiring from professional tennis, marking the end of the career of one of the world’s greatest living athletes. But the next day—in a move that left many fans confused—she competed in the Canadian Open, and less...
by admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
World No 1 Iga Swiatek and fifth seed Ons Jabeur claimed contrasting wins at the Western & Southern Open and both declared that they were happy to move safely into the third round of the WTA 1000 event. The duo have been the two stand-out performances on the WTA...
by admin | Aug 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka is the latest professional athlete to invest in the college sports name, image, and likeness space. The star has signed five college athletes from multiple sports to promote her suncare brand KINLÒ, which was created specifically for melanin-rich skin....
by admin | Aug 15, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Serena Williams. Sue Bird. Allyson Felix. Sylvia Fowles. Some of the greatest female athletes in the world have reached the end of their careers this year, and are now pivoting to build their legacies beyond sport. For some, that means improving the games they long...
by admin | Jul 22, 2022 | Representation, SEW
An iconic photo featuring a very young Naomi Osaka watching a 22-year-old Rafael Nadal compete at the US Open is making the rounds on social media. In the image, the Japanese Haitian future WTA Tour champion can be seen in the stands right behind the Spanish tennis...
by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will make her singles comeback after nearly a year at the Citi Open, which begins next week in Washington, organizers said Thursday. The seven-time Grand Slam champion accepted a wild card for the July 30-Aug. 7 WTA 250 event a day...
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