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Chicago’s bright young tennis star will make her Wimbledon debut Tuesday.

Yesterday, 20-year old pro tennis star Sloane Stephens advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating Monica Puig. Stephens is literally the last American standing in the tournament.

by Cody Charles The Whitney documentary details how the legendary singer would often meet up with Michael Jackson in his hotel room of ever they found themselves in the same city. They could both sit comfortably in silence, because they didn’t have to explain anything to each other. Their positions in life were that similar. […]

Serena Williams is distinguished as one of the best athletes to ever live. She has broken multiple tennis records that for many has enshrined her as the GOAT. However, Williams is also distinguished by being the most frequently drug tested top tennis player.

The year of the Black woman artist continues strong, even in its waning days as Zanzibar’s Lubiana Himid wins the Turner Prize and 25,000 euros for, according to the judges, “uncompromising tackling of issues including colonial history and how racism persists today.”

Kylie Jenner allegedly unfollowed Rihanna on Instagram when Fenty Beauty dropped, and the way I cackled left me aching and in tears. This was not long after I learned Maria Sharapova released her memoir, where she casts Serena Williams in the role of a jealous and begrudging contender. This vein of fragility is the modus operandi […]

The week of July 3, 2016 may go on to be looked at as a turning point in the history of the Black Lives Matter movement. With the death of Alton Sterling, immediately followed by the death of Philando Castile, immediately followed by the shooting of nearly a dozen Dallas police officers, it’s sure to […]

Serena Williams is finally the highest paid woman in sports after raking in $28.9 million in the past 12 months. All it took was a lengthy career full of wins and domination and Maria Sharapova being banned from the sport for two years, according to Time.

By Marion Andrew Humphrey, Jr. Mark this year as Serena Williams’. She just won her 20th Grand Slam title (2nd of the year), making her arguably the best tennis player of all time — men or women. Serena Williams is world treasure, not just a national one (I mean, she has a home in Paris).  […]

              On the fourth of July, I watched Serena beat Venus at Wimbledon on ESPN2 at a viewing party in a friend’s apartment.  It was the  fourth time the Williams sisters have met at Wimbledon (but only my friend’s second Breakfast at Wimbledon Party). Venus has won 5 titles […]