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Halle Berry has addressed the racist comments that a Buffalo, New York radio host made about her complexion, comparing it to numbered settings on a toaster. He was fired after making the remarks on-air. “Disgusting. It’s ridiculous this type of nonsense is still being broadcasted across airwaves,” she wrote on Twitter. “ALL Black women are […]
Serena Williams is showing support for her “selfless friend’ Meghan Markle following the airing of the much-anticipated Oprah interview. In a note shared to her Twitter and Instagram pages on Sunday night, Williams said pointed to her own firsthand experiences with “the sexism and racism institutions and the media use to vilify women and people […]
A list of names making up the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League’s newest team is out and, as is apt for a team that will play in Los Angeles, a lot of the people on there are of the famous variety. In an effort not to bury the lede here, one of those […]
Alexis Ohanian has handed in his resignation from the board of Reddit, the company he co-founded 15 years ago. Instead, he’s asking the other board members to fill his position with a Black candidate. “I’ve resigned as a member of the Reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate […]
Even before the 2020 tennis season was blacked out, Serena Williams had blacked out her new Wilson racket, all part of the process for making a change to her on-court equipment 25 years into her professional career and with 23 Grand Slam singles titles stacked on her trophy case. For Williams, the transition into a […]
Serena Williams failed to make history Saturday, as she fell 6-3, 7-5 to Bianca Andreescu in the US Open final; however, the match was still one for the books. The crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium was overwhelming team Willams, as she chased her record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title. Through the tennis legend was ultimately denied, the […]
Simona Halep won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final against Serena Williams, but the 23-time Grand Slam winner is not letting the loss get in the way of what’s most important to her. In a post-match press conference, Williams was asked what she would say to those who thought she should just stick to tennis instead of activism. […]
Prior to the official start of this year’s Wimbledon, Serena Williams allegedly damaged one of the tennis courts during a practice session. She’s been hit with a $10,000 fine. The Associated Press reports that the 23-time Grand Slam champion threw her racket and inflicted damage to the court while practicing on Sunday. The All England Club, which organizes the annual event, […]
In celebration of the fearless women of sports, Nike has unveiled its latest campaign, Dream Crazier—honoring the countless female athletes who have unified the masses, defied gender-based discriminations and inspired generations of athletes to pursue their dreams. In a landscape dominated by male superstars, women like gymnast Simone Biles, snowboarder Chloe Kim, soccer star Megan […]
Naomi Osaka, the Japanese professional tennis player who won the U.S. Open last year, won her second straight Grand Slam title on Saturday after a riveting match against the Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova. Osaka dropped to her knees following her 7–6 (2), 5–7, 6–4 victory over Kvitova during the Australian Open final, receiving the audience’s roar of approval and […]
