Representation in tennis serves as an indispensable cornerstone for Black girls. Witnessing themselves mirrored in the players who command the court, especially on grand stages, isn’t merely about ...

“We're changing the game by creating a space and inserting ourselves into that space, to make it better for everybody,” said Kimberly Selden, co-founder of Black Girls Tennis Club. Black girls and ...

When Serena Williams retires from tennis — whether it’s after the upcoming U.S. Open or sometime later — she will leave a legacy as the most dominant and influential women’s player in the game’s ...

When I was growing up in the early 2000s, I was one of two Black girls on the tennis team. I had just transferred from my public school in Woodbridge, New Jersey to a private school in Edison and was ...

When Kimberly Selden and Virginia Thornton met for lunch in December 2021, little did they know that their conversation would snowball into a movement. The two family friends gathered at Esoteric, a ...

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