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When I hear stories about black female athletes who face adversary in their career, I wonder “who is there to protect these women professionally?” There has been a lot of talk about the mental stress that Tennis Player Naomi Osaka, Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson and Gymnast Simone Biles have faced recently. But then you look […]
Will Smith is “King Richard”! In the forthcoming film, Smith will star as the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. The movie follows the journey of Richard Williams, raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time. Saniyaa Sidney (“Hidden Figures,” “Fences”) stars as Venus Williams, Demi Singleton stars as […]
The up and coming tennis star, Naomi Osaka, played against one of the greats, Serena Williams. Ultimately, Osaka, won the match but she was frustrated by the win because Serena Williams was forced to forfeit a game. Williams’ forfeit was given by the chair umpire after she called him “a thief” for making three nitpicking […]
4 Time Grand Slam Tennis Champion star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open. Despite Osaka’s win on Sunday night against Patricia Maria Tig, much of the conversation has been around her decision to abstain from press obligations and the resulting fine issued to her by French Open officials. “I’m gonna take some time away […]
Naomi Osaka beat Jenifer Brady 6-3, 6-4 in the 2021 Australian Open on Saturday, Feb 20. Osaka won six games and the final in less than an hour and a half, dominating the competition. Osaka gave a statement about her 4th Grand Slam victory, saying: “You don’t go into a final wanting to be the […]
Three-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka is starring in the new Levi’s short film, “Beauty of Becoming.” She talks about being the daughter of a Japanese mother and a Haitian Father, as well as her activism with filmmaker and artist, Oge Egbuonu. During the interview, she says: “Activism for me means speaking what you feel […]
The Associated Press just named LeBron James and Naomi Osaka Athletes of the Year. They are being honored for their dedication to their craft and accomplishments in their field as well as their response to the social climate through activism. Per NBC News: “LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He […]
Venus Williams is teaming up with K-Swiss and launching a new, limited-edition capsule collection that represents the “Boldness of Women.” The collection features back-to-school references like the letterman jacket, plaid trims and a tennis sweater. The athlesiure collection includes 10 different items and a special Williams K-Swiss classic sneaker. Williams is no stranger to fashion, […]
Naomi Osaka has passed Serena Williams as the Highest Paid Female Athlete in 2020. Osaka and Williams remain tennis’ only female superstars, with Osaka setting a record for female athletes this year, beating the earnings record set by Maria Sharapova in 2015 when she earned $29.7 million and unseating Williams, who held the No. 1 […]
While at the Rochester Regional Health auditorium, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Rochester was one of several sites in the Rochester-Finger Lakes nine-county region that had passed a checklist of goals/requirements for Phase 1 re-opening. This will be the first time since March 20 that certain businesses have been allowed to re-open their locations to […]
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