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CITYWIDE — Brooklyn resident Leila Legrand and Queens resident Adria Stacker were awarded the 2025 USTA Althea Gibson HBCU (Historically Black colleges and universities) Scholarship Monday, April 14.

An interview with Don Felder, Althea Gibson’s second cousin, where he shares personal memories of the tennis legend and reflects on her new commemorative quarter and lasting legacy. Meredith Herndon ...

*** new tennis queen was born Althea Gibson of New York known for her strong serve in lightning fast feet. Althea Gibson took the tennis world by storm in the 19 fifties. She cemented herself in ...

In 1950, Althea Gibson became the first Black person to compete at the U.S. National Championships—the precursor to what we now know as the U.S. Open. The following year, she’d again break the color ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 1950, Althea Gibson became the first Black person to compete at the U.S. National Championships—the ...