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Tagged With: sports and race

Game Changer Althea Gibson

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Hardwood Diva

For the seventh day of our Black History Month Game Changer series, we highlight tennis legend Althea Gibson.  Gibson was the first black tennis player of either gender to cross the color line both nationally and internationally. In 1956, Althea Gibson was the first black tennis athlete to when Grand Slam title after winning the … Continue reading »

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Game Changer Jack Johnson

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Hardwood Diva

In an era where black people couldn’t drink from the same water fountain as white Americans, Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1908.  Johnson won the title a full six years after Joe Gans became the first black World Boxing Champion in the lightweight class.  Though it took … Continue reading »

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Game Changer Jackie Robinson

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Hardwood Diva

This February for Black History Month, we at Hardwood Diva will be bringing you a month-long feature highlighting great Black athletes: our Game Changers. First up, Jackie Robinson.  As the first Black baseball player in the majors, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson not only showed his amazing sporting abilities, he also displayed his unique … Continue reading »

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