03732cam a2200685 4500 577207850 TxAuBib 20220511120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781496221476 1496221478 B07ZQW6ZGS Amazon 1fb560bb-e9cf-4eca-b8ab-20b1738961b6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5122124 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Harris, Cecil. Different Strokes [Libby] : Serena, Venus, and the Unfinished Black Tennis Revolution. Nebraska, 2020. Williams sisters. racism. Racial Equality. Tennis. Diversity. umpire. Ethnic Studies. race. sports. Grand Slam. Women athletes. sports history. race studies. usta. female athlete. professional tennis. Sports Studies. United States Tennis Association. Open Era. African America Studies. Donald Young. Gael Monfils. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Katrina Adams. Madison Keys. Patrick Tiafoe. Sloane Stephens. Taylor Townsend. Tournament Director. Tournament Referee. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1223kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Sociology. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:The days of tennis as a country club sport for the aristocracy have long passed, as have the pre–Open era days when black players faced long odds just to be invited to the four Grand Slam events. An entire generation of sports fans has grown up seeing Venus and Serena Williams as the gold standard in American professional tennis.<br /> Although the Williams sisters have done more than any other players to make tennis accessible to a diverse population, it's not as if the tennis revolution is over. When you watch tennis next, take a close look at the umpire, the person sitting in the high chair of authority at courtside. Look at the tournament referee and the tournament director, the officials who run the tournament. In those seats of power and influence, blacks are still woefully underrepresented.<br /> <i>Different Strokes</i> chronicles the rise of the Williams sisters, as well as other champions of color, closely examining how African Americans are collectively faring in tennis, on the court and off. Despite the success of the Williams sisters and the election of former pro player Katrina Adams as the U.S. Tennis Association's first black president, top black players still receive racist messages via social media and sometimes in public. The reality is that while significant progress has been made in the sport, much work remains before anything resembling equality is achieved.<br />. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-10 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1fb560bb-e9cf-4eca-b8ab-20b1738961b6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1fb560bb-e9cf-4eca-b8ab-20b1738961b6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1fb560bb-e9cf-4eca-b8ab-20b1738961b6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)