Althea Gibson, the First Black Athlete to Integrate Tennis, Finally Gets Her Flowers With New Statue
by Anne Branigin on The Glow Up, shared by Anne Brani from on (#4P0JK)
On Monday, Althea Gibson-the woman who broke the color barrier at tennis' highest levels-received long-overdue recognition: a granite sculpture in her likeness at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y.