Tag Archives: Serena Williams

Ciara granted a lot of wishes when she finally revealed the prayer she said for hubby, Russell Wilson. Now, Serena Williams is unveiling the thoughtful words of wisdom she got from Oprah in order to land Alexis Ohanian. The Williams-Ohanian relationship is undebatably one of our favorite unions to watch. …

The youngest black Editor-in-Chief at a major publication, Lindsay Peoples-Wagner, sat down with two other black girls that rock, 23-time Grand Slam champion #SerenaWilliams and 12 year old activist Naomi Wadler, to discuss where their “magic” comes from in her first cover as head editor for #TeenVogue. Peoples-Wagner asked Williams …

GQ Magazine is facing backlash after it seemingly left #SerenaWilliams’ gender up for interpretation on its latest cover.  The popular men’s magazine named the tennis star this year’s “woman of the year,” but unlike other covers featuring GQ’s woman of the year picks, Williams’ “woman” was left in quotes. The …

When it comes to motherhood, many women make the job look like a piece of cake. But in reality, even for one of the best athletes in the world, bearing and raising children comes with many challenges.  During a recent women’s conference in Philadelphia, Serena Williams opened up about the …

Serena Williams is ready to “move on” from the controversy surrounding her U.S Open Final defeat against Naomi Osaka.  In the final, Serena was penalized for coaching, slapped with a point penalty for racquet smashing and docked a game-point for verbal abuse. Initially, Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena’s coach, claimed he sent …

Australia, what’s good!? Just a week after an Australian newspaper published a cartoon drawing showing an exaggerated caricature of Serena Williams stomping on her tennis racket, now 3 Australian football players are apologizing for posting a photo of them in full blackface supposedly emulating Serena and Venus Williams as well …

After Serena Williams’ controversial loss in the U.S. Open women’s final, which led to a wave of criticisms and allegations of sexism, umpires are reportedly considering a boycott.  On Saturday, Williams faced off against Japan’s Naomi Osaka, in what would be a historic win for the Haitian-Japanese tennis star. However, …

The Australian newspaper that released the controversial image of #SerenaWilliams as an enraged baby is defending its artist’s work. Racist, insensitive, sexist and overall inappropriate is what many are calling cartoonist #MarkKnight after he released his exaggerated depiction of Williams losing the U.S. Open on Saturday. Williams was fined $17,000 for …

After yesterday’s controversy with the umpire during the U.S. Open, Serena Williams be fined $17,000 for three separate code violations. Williams will be fined $4,000 for a coaching violation, $3,000 for smashing her racquet, and $10,000 for verbal abuse towards the umpire. On Saturday, Serena was penalized during the tennis …

This week, Nike made former NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, the face of a 30th anniversary “Just Do It” ad campaign. However, consumers against Kaepernick and the anthem protests haved posted videos destroying Nike products while the hashtag Boycott Nike has also been trending on Twitter. Furthermore, the ad that features …

It’s the match everyone was waiting for and two of the biggest legends in women’s tennis, the Williams sisters, will square off in the 2018 U.S. Open. After defeating Carina Witthoeft, tennis champion Serena Williams is into the third round of the U.S. Open, where she will face a familiar …

“You can take the superhero out of her costume, but you can never take away her superpowers. #justdoit,” is what Nike tweeted Saturday morning after it was announced that Serena Williams’ black #Nike catsuit will not be acceptable attire to compete at the French Open. Serena unveiled the new look …

Earning an estimated $18.1 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018, the 36-year-old Compton-native was named ahead of her tennis rivals Caroline Wozniacki ($13 million), Sloane Stephens ($11.2 million), Garbine Muguruza ($11 million), and Maria Sharapova ($10.5 million). Despite only receiving $62,000 in tennis winnings between June 2017 …

In 2003, #YetundePrice, the elder half-sister of tennis superstars Venus and #SerenaWilliams, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Compton, California. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Three years later after two mistrials, the shooter, Robert Edward Maxfield, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After more than a decade behind bars, …

The man who killed #Venus and Serena Williams’ sister has been released from prison. #YetundePrice is the half-sister of the Williams sisters, who was killed in a drive-by shooting back in 2003 in Compton, Calif. The shooter, Robert Maxfield was sentenced to 15 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in …

More than 71 years since Jackie Robinson made headlines for breaking baseball’s color barrier, discrimination in sports is still an ongoing issue among athletes. Most recently, Serena Williams has gone public to call out the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for “discrimination” due to receiving random drug testing more frequently than …

-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle Serena Williams came up short over the weekend with a Wimbledon finale loss to Angelique Kerber. Still, Serena Williams is all that there is to talk about. ⠀ Following her loss, the 36-year-old super mom had a message to mothers around the world.  “These past 2 weeks was …

It looks like Serena Williams may trade her tennis racket for diapers, according to a new interview with InStyle Magazine. Williams will be covering InStyle’s first-ever “Bada** Women” August issue. During her interview, she opened up about being a mom to her 9-month-old daughter, Alexis Olympia. She also revealed that …

Due to a muscle injury, Serena Williams will have to pull out of her fourth-round match against Maria Sharapoca. On Monday (June 4), Williams announced she will be dropping out of her French Open after suffering a pectoral muscle injury. That injury, unfortunately, has disabled her ability to serve forcing …

On Wednesday, #SerenaWilliams released the first 12 pieces of her fashion collection, titled #Serena. You can only shop the pro-athletes brand exclusively at her website. According to PEOPLE, Williams says the line is “inspired by femininity and strength. This is more me. I’ve always designed for other people in different …