Venus Ebony Starr Williams was born on June 17, 1980, in Lynwood, California. As the fourth child of five daughters, she was birthed to Richard and Oracene Williams. Venus’ willingness to learn, resilience, and her enthusiasm to become masterful despite her life’s demanding nature -- inspired her father to commit to teaching her a game that proved to be an interdisciplinary and catalytic skill in her life. Markedly, Venus was introduced to the game of tennis by her father on the public courts in Los Angeles, not far from the family's home in Compton; where she practiced for hours upon hours. To emphasize, he drilled and coached the girls tennis to foster a life of abundance and to illustrate the benefits of being diligent and being women of integrity. Fortunately her father’s work was not in vain and instead was vividly depicted as she performed in several competitions and was undefeated in sixty-three consecutive games and assumed the …show more content…
In fact, she has her own interior design company, V-Starr Interiors, and a clothing line called EleVen. V-Starr Interiors’ vision is to “create endless possibilities with space.” One can infer that Venus explored the spacious and well-organized tennis court wherein which she, too gained endless possibilities -- and felt compelled to offer her clients and customers of V-Starr Interiors similar possibilities. Similarly, her clothing line EleVen is composed of tennis ensembles and activewear styles for women. Furthermore, EleVen is a great manifestation of Venus’ diligence and commitment to tennis by virtue that the very sport inspired her clothing line. As an illustration of her catalytic inspiration for these ventures, Venus admitted that "sport is so much like business. It's all about strategy…. It's all about learning from losing. It's all about setting goals (Clifford,
She is a remarkable role model for girls everywhere wanting to play basketball. She started
"Slave power crushes freedom of speech and of opinion. Slave power degrades labor. Slave power is arrogant, is jealous and intrusive, is cruel, is despotic, not only over the slave but over the community, the state." This quote comes from Elizabeth Van Lew, whose father owned slaves before the civil war. Elizabeth was an abolitionist and didn’t believe in her fathers ways. One of the slaves on the Van Lew plantation, Mary Elizabeth Bowser went on to be much more than just a slave.
One man, a musician by the name of Buddy Walker, saw Althea play one day and had a revolation. He figured that if Althea was so good at table tennis, then she would excel in regular tennis as well. At the time, no one realized just how beneficial this idea would be for the young Harlem girl, Althea Gibson. Through donations raised to pay for her membership and lessons, Althea became a member of an African American club called the Harlem Cosmopolitian Tennis Club. It was here that she aquired the skills needed to compete in tennis matches at a higher, more competative level.
Billie Jean King is known as not only one of the best female tennis players of all time, but also as one of the leading activist in the LGBT community. Billie Jean King was born on November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. As a child King decided that she wanted to be the best women’s tennis player in the world, and she accomplished her goal in 1967. She went on to win multiple grand slams and went down as one of the best to ever play the game. King was married for 22 years from 1965 to 1987 even though she came out as lesbian in 1981 amid a lawsuit from her former female lover. King was one of the first openly gay athletes and she did not shy away from the public scrutiny that came along with it at the time. She lost all her sponsorships
Duke Ellington was an American jazz bandleader, composer, and pianist. He is thought of as one the greatest figures in jazz. The French government honored him with their highest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the United States awarded him with the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He played for the royalty and for the common people and by the end of his fifty-year career, he had played over 20,000 performances worldwide. He was the Duke, Duke Ellington.
Edward Kennedy Ellington, American jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader, and pianist, is considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music is collected on a CD called "The Popular Duke Ellington."
Venus Williams, net worth is 60 million dollars; 27 million came from playing tennis (celebritynetworth 4). Her sister, Serena Williams, has a tennis career net worth of $30 million, while her net worth is $85 million (celebritynetworth 5).... ... middle of paper ... ... Aschburner, Steve.
Professional women's sports haven't been around too long, although it does have an extensive history and root system. In 1865, Vasser became one of the first women colleges in the United States. Within the safe boundaries of campus and away from the curious eyes of men, w...
hirley kept active in politics following her retirement by co-founding the National Political Congress of Black Women and serving as its founding in 1984 until1992.
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The fine art of modern dance is like many other fields in that it is based on the actions and deeds of those who were pioneers in the field. These pioneers helped to mold modern dance into what it is today. Of the many people who are partially responsible for this accomplishment is Isadora Duncan. Duncan, often referred to as the “mother of modern dance,” inspired many other dancers to the extent that the art of dance would not be the same today without her many contributions.
This article focuses on the successes and hardships which the famous tennis player Serena Williams has experienced in her
The documentary starts by giving a brief biographical introduction to Ellen White. Ellen Gould Harmon was born in Gorham, Maine on November 26, 1827. Her date of conversion to Seventh-Day Adventism occurred in March of 1840. Six years later in August 1864, Ellen Harmon married a young Adventist preacher named James White. Soon afterwards, the two were inspired by God to the life ministry not long after having four sons—Henry Nicholas, James Edison, William, and John Herbert. As a result of traveling with her husband in service to God, there children were often left in the care of someone else. Henry, their first born son, was left in the care of the Howlands, a trusted family friend of the Whites, for five years. Ten years later, in December 1863, Henry passed away from pneumonia. Despite Henry’s death, Ellen White continued to exercise insurmountable faith stating that she had hope in seeing her son in the coming resurrection.
	Isadora Duncan was a famous dancer who brought a new kind of dance to the world. She danced out the feelings from deep in her heart. Unlike other dancers in the late nineteenth century, Isadora Duncan danced with flowing motion. She was not a ballerina, and did not like to watch ballet dancers, with their stiff bodies and unnatural pointe shoes. At first she was not liked, but as time went on, Isadora Duncan became a dance revolutionist people all over the world will never forget.
Once people start to learn how to play the game, they can become much more aware of their surroundings. Tennis not only requires one to watch the ball constantly, but also watch for other balls that may come onto the court. Playing tennis also requires the individual to practice. Similar with starting any new sport or club, many people are given the chance to meet new people who share something that they are both passionate about and can relate to. People are also given a chance to become more physically fit. Tennis requires many short sprints from one end of the court to the other, as well as constant conditioning to build up one’s strength, physically and mentally. Tennis can give many people the chance to become more physically active and expand their social life once they decide to incorporate it into their daily