tennis

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/9/2022
  

  Ora Washington was a Champion in the Segregated World of Tennis, But Died in Obscurity

  Dominant in African American tennis (and basketball) competition, Washington never had the opportunity to test her ability against the champions of the white tennis establishment. 

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• 7/11/2021
  

  The NFL Must Learn Lessons About Inclusion from Women's Sports

  by John Howard

  If the NFL is sincere in wanting to fight against entrenched homophobia, it should follow the example of women's sports (and be prepared to make partnerships and investments with LGBTQ organizations inside and outside of sports.

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  5/27/2021
  

  Billie Jean King, Foremother

  by Robert Lipsyte

  Billie Jean King's legacy runs far beyond tennis, and has become even more relevant with the passage of time as challenges to the doctrine of amateurism and the NCAA make clear. 

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• 10/20/19
  

  Melania Trump Just Restarted a 100-Year-Old Political Controversy: The White House Tennis Court

  by Ryan Swanson

  Presidents, be wary of associating with country club sports during times of political crisis.  

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  9/7/19
  

  Tera Hunter Pens NY Times Op Ed on "The Power of Serena Williams"

  by Tera W. Hunter

  "What she and Venus have accomplished is far more important than future titles and broken records."