By Emil Guillermo Tennis, anyone? In my Mission District neighborhood growing up, we had courts. But us kids always chose the adjoining basketball court. And in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 700 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications yearly in the United...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short-...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I wanted to use this list as an opportunity to elevate some films that may have been undervalued or overlooked for a variety...
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — H&R Block conducted a study that revealed more than half of Black-owned businesses experienced at least 50% decrease in revenue during...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a recently released video, Williams donned a pair of jeans, workboats, a hardhat and went to work on Salt Marsh Elementary School...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, we are 42 percent more likely to die from it....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Is Serena the GOAT? She reinvented tennis. She invented #BlackGirlMagic. She has all of the trophies ever, and she stands for equality of...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Serena Williams started July off with a bang, becoming the new face on the cover of Wheaties cereal boxes. The cereal giant announced the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a result of the $10.6 billion acquisition deal, Allen’s company, Entertainment Studios, announced that it will buy four local stations from Bayou...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Serena Williams and Jay-Z are among a slew of a-list celebrities who have invested in Impossible Foods. Impossible Foods made the revelation on Monday after...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …Ice Cube is looking to take the next step in not only raising the profile of his professional basketball brand, but his personal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s overwhelming because of what has transpired,” Woods told reporters after he shot a -2 under 72 for -13 under overall to seal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Twenty minutes into it, the outrageous sight-gag sex scenes, flippant dialogue and over-the-top performances yank the old premise firmly into the 21st century...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For his outburst and his ignorance, he deserves to go down in history, not as a Supreme Court Justice but as a singular...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — We can ill afford to let our guard down; to give up our constant, diligent watch in protest against injustices visited upon...
AFRO — An Australian cartoonist has faced heavy criticism after depicting tennis superstar Serena Williams in what some have described as a racially offensive illustration.
John Branch, THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK (The New York Times) — The path to a Grand Slam had been weed-whacked of obstacles,...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle....
NEW YORK (USA Today) — Somehow, 17 years after their first match and a 27th time facing each other in competition, Venus and Serena Williams have arguably...
By Chelsea Lenora White Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times As the U.S. Open kicked off August 31st, Nike surprised all with the...
HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams’ opponent in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday is 18-year-old Belinda Bencic...
(Wired) – It’s always hard to take your eyes off Serena Williams. But it’ll be especially tough at this year’s U.S. Open, where the tennis champ is...
(AdWeek) – A new commercial from TBWA\Chiat\Day for Gatorade features tennis star Serena Williams as a young girl, when a reporter asked her what player she’d...
(OregonLive.com) – Serena Williams is the talk of New York. She’s earned it: she’s going for the calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open this month....
