'Not only is she part of black history, but she's part of world history' Althea Gibson was the first Black woman to win Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958. Kemi-Bo Jacobs joined itsanitarani to tell us what inspited her to write a play about this trailblazer:
Despite many obstacles, Althea Gibson's achievements, now more than 60 years ago, led Wimbledon winner Serena Williams to describe her as the ‘most important pioneer for tennis’.On Wednesday the government announced plans to create a new ‘Bill of Rights’ to Parliament, that will replace the current Human Rights Act. It argues that these reforms will ‘reinforce freedom of speech, enable us to deport more foreign offenders and better protect the public from dangerous criminals’.
With festival season well underway, the Association of Independent Festivals has re-launched the Safer Spaces campaign which tackles sexual assault and harassment at festivals. Over 100 festivals have signed up to their charter, and will be rolling out their policies over the summer.
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