Congrats to Serena Williams on becoming the second Black woman to be featured on a box of Wheaties. Althea Gibson was the first. The boxes will be in stores next month. Text OS to 24042 to join 95.5 The Lou’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Source: Pure Wow -Tony Scott (@tonyscottmedia) Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]
VIA: AltheaGibson.Com Born August 25, 1927 in Silver, SC, A right-hander, grew up in Harlem. Her family was poor, but she was fortunate in coming to the attention of Dr. Walter Johnson, a Lynchburg VA physician who was active in the black tennis community. He became her patron as he would later for Arthur Ashe, […]
Althea Gibson lived in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s. Her family was on welfare. She was a client of the Society for Prevention of…