Tuesday, August 28, 2007

on the fiftieth anniversary of Althea Gibson's US Title: is this really rocket science LA,CA

One of my favorite voices, Roberta Flack (pictured), was there. (Make no mistake: I've listened to much Aretha in my time: just waiting on that second Gospel album . . ..)

Differing perspectives:

Yahoo! Sports: Venus, Serena Williams honor pioneer Gibson with 1st-round wins at U.S. Open

LATimes people (macking both the event and their home sisters, Venus and Serena (when are these people going to get a clue! 'Da hood can honor these heroines in real time, or at least stall on all the petty, envious dis'ing)): Althea Gibson honors are a little too little, too late Is this a failure to hear oneself?

Photo source: Yahoo! News/AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

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