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Althea Gibson's trailblazing impact celebrated at Open tribute
The tribute during the U S Open honors Althea Gibson the first black tennis champion to win the National Championships in 1957. Attendees include Aretha Franklin Jackie Joyner Kersee Mae Jemison Zina Garrison Phylicia Rashad and Bill Cosby who recall Gibson as a pioneer who helped break color barriers in sports and society.
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New York
Sheila Johnson
Althea Gibson
Johnson
Gibson
U.S
Aretha Franklin
WNBA
Carol Moseley Braun
Cynthia Cooper
Vonetta Flowers
Debi Thomas
Zina Garrison
Mae Jemison
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Phylicia Rashad
Althea
USTA
Jane Brown Grimes
Grimes
Long Island
U.S. Nationals At Forest Hills
Billie Jean King
Los Angeles
King
National Tennis Center
David Dinkins
Usta Board of Directors
Dinkins
Shady Rest
Scotch Plains
Bill Cosby
Bill