Gibson’s childhood home was near the Malcolm X Boulevard and West 143rd Street intersection, which is now known as Althea Gibson Way.
Before there was Serena and Venus Williams or Naomi Osaka, there was Althea Gibson.
Gibson, the first Black Grand Slam winner, broke down barriers in tennis. And on what would have marked her 95th birthday, August 25, New York city renamed a street in her honor to celebrate the day, according to !
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