Remembering Black History Month - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-28T12:00:45Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/remembering-black-history?commentId=1869403%3AComment%3A516242&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat post Myiesha. Very inf…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-03-01:1869403:Comment:5178132011-03-01T17:06:47.558ZMark T.http://tennisopolis.com/profile/MarkTanner
Great post Myiesha. Very informative. Ususally the only "old school" player mentioned is Althea Gibson. Nice piece.
Great post Myiesha. Very informative. Ususally the only "old school" player mentioned is Althea Gibson. Nice piece. Great post Myiesha. Really in…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-03-01:1869403:Comment:5177162011-03-01T16:44:47.184ZSahaihttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/Sahai
<p>Great post Myiesha. Really interesting and informative. Even I had never heard of Ora before this. All we hear in US Open is Billie Jean King or Arthur Ashe. But Ora was quite the achiever!</p>
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<p>But right now, leave alone black tennis players, US tennis as a whole is still trying to find itself.</p>
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<p>And Corey - i completely agree with you as well. But thankfully the times are changing for the better - it might take a while, but eventually we will get there.</p>
<p>Great post Myiesha. Really interesting and informative. Even I had never heard of Ora before this. All we hear in US Open is Billie Jean King or Arthur Ashe. But Ora was quite the achiever!</p>
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<p>But right now, leave alone black tennis players, US tennis as a whole is still trying to find itself.</p>
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<p>And Corey - i completely agree with you as well. But thankfully the times are changing for the better - it might take a while, but eventually we will get there.</p> It began in 1926 and was orig…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-25:1869403:Comment:5164362011-02-25T15:09:36.526ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>It began in 1926 and was originally called Negro History Week. Here's an interesting link to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month#Debate_About_BHM" target="_blank">debates usrrounding BHM</a>.</p>
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<p>And in 2008, the USTA compiled this list of…</p>
<p>It began in 1926 and was originally called Negro History Week. Here's an interesting link to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month#Debate_About_BHM" target="_blank">debates usrrounding BHM</a>.</p>
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<p>And in 2008, the USTA compiled this list of <a href="http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Black-History-Month/13261_Black_History_Month__Althea_Gibsons_1950_Appearance_At_The_US_Championships_Named_Top_Moment_In_Black_Tennis_History/" target="_blank">top 10 achievements in black tennis history</a>.</p> Wow! You wrote that? You ar…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-25:1869403:Comment:5165362011-02-25T15:05:30.486ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
Wow! You wrote that? You are quite a good writer. Well done.
Wow! You wrote that? You are quite a good writer. Well done. Interesting, as I had never h…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-25:1869403:Comment:5162722011-02-25T07:08:34.015ZCorey Jacksonhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/CoreyScottJackson
<p>Interesting, as I had never heard of Ora before this either. thanks for sharing Myiesha. my initial comment was speaking to how so much that is black in this society is deemed of a lower nature and/or even evil (subconsciously and/or overtly). so much negativity associated with the color black right?... even in the field of electricity for that matter such "somehow" is the case...yeah the color black is assigned to the negative current (red pozitiv). </p>
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<p>anyway, let…</p>
<p>Interesting, as I had never heard of Ora before this either. thanks for sharing Myiesha. my initial comment was speaking to how so much that is black in this society is deemed of a lower nature and/or even evil (subconsciously and/or overtly). so much negativity associated with the color black right?... even in the field of electricity for that matter such "somehow" is the case...yeah the color black is assigned to the negative current (red pozitiv). </p>
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<p>anyway, let us continue to work toward make'n this a world one where there is no more perceived need for a so-called black history month. history still is so much HIS-story...and that aint right. we need the <em>true</em> story to be told now..the <em>full</em> story (no longer the FOOL-story).</p> there is probaly one but that…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-25:1869403:Comment:5158802011-02-25T03:34:04.892ZMyiesha Simmonshttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/MyieshaSimmons
<p>there is probaly one but that was just my tribute</p>
<p>there is probaly one but that was just my tribute</p> Great post Myiesha! I didn't…tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-24:1869403:Comment:5160552011-02-24T20:47:52.542ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
Great post Myiesha! I didn't know about Ora before this! Is there a site dedicated to the history of black tennis players?
Great post Myiesha! I didn't know about Ora before this! Is there a site dedicated to the history of black tennis players? "black" history huh? hmm..tag:tennisopolis.com,2011-02-24:1869403:Comment:5162422011-02-24T20:41:34.669ZCorey Jacksonhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/CoreyScottJackson
"black" history huh? hmm..
"black" history huh? hmm..