Serena Williams Becomes the Second Black Woman Tennis Player To Be on Box of Wheaties

[JimGinPA]

https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/06/25/achievement-unlocked-serena-williams-becomes-the-second-black-woman-to-be-on-box-of-wheaties/

Serena Williams has been making history in professional tennis ever since she began, and now she’s done it again.

On Tuesday, the 23-time Grand Slam winner announced that she’ll be the next athlete to have her image on a Wheaties box, and she’s the second Black woman tennis player to be given that honor since legendary tennis pro Althea Gibson.

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[tblue37]

1. What took them so long? She has been dominating forever! nt

[uponit7771]

5. +1

[fishwax]

7. Serena is only the 11th tennis player overall

and only about the fourth to be on the box while still playing. (Federer, for instance, has never been on.)

[rurallib]

2. Why did it take them so long to recognize Althea Gibson, for that matter?

She was on a Wheaties box in 2001 - her tennis career was in the late 50s and early 60s. Beyond that she became a fairly good golfer on the LPGA circuit in her late 30s and early 40s.

Let us hope that Wheaties (and others) are a bit more activist in recognizing the best athletes, no matter the sex or color.

[JimGinPA]

3. I Found A List Of Who Has Been On Wheaties Boxes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_on_Wheaties_boxes


It looks like some years only one person was on the box.

[malaise]

6. Yep

Double standards

[ellie]

4. She is so amazing!

[fishwax]

8. Way to go Serena!