Sally H. Jacobs

Sally H. Jacobs is a former reporter for the Boston Globe, a winner of the coveted George Polk Award and a winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting along with the Boston Globe newsroom. She is the author of The Other Barack, a biography of Barack Obama’s father

Althea Gibson leaves Forest Hills court accompanied by Alice Marble and applause of spectators.

Sports Legend Althea Gibson Served Up Tennis History When She Broke Through in 1950

Her athletic performance in New York impressed onlookers of all colors and cracked opened the door for a new generation of Black players to come

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