Women still aren’t treated equally at Wimbledon.
Venus Williams
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A Black Woman’s Body on the Tennis Court: Claudia Rankine on Serena Williams
What does a victorious or defeated black woman’s body in a historically white space look like? Serena and her big sister Venus Williams brought to mind Zora Neale Hurston’s “I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.” This appropriated line, stenciled on canvas by Glenn Ligon, who used plastic letter […]
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The Great Heights of Venus and Serena Williams
Venus and Serena Williams, living as adults, free of their parents, and still America’s biggest tennis superstars.