Skeee Weee! 10 Celeb Women Who Are AKAs
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Val Wade
Althea Gibson
Serena and Venus Williams have a remarkable role model in Althea Gibson, especially after Serena’s win at this year’s London Olympics. Althea’s Florida A&M University’s Beta Alpha chapter of AKA have a lot to be happy about, too. She was the FIRST African-American tennis player to win BOTH Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and broke the barrier for more players of color to be accepted. Sadly, she passed away nine years ago from effects of cancer.
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