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Members of the 1955 Cannon Street All-Star YMCA team chat before a game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 19, 2011. Robert E. Pierre/The Washington Post via Getty Images

How bigotry crushed the dreams of an all‑Black Little League team

The Civil Rights Movement is often told in terms of court decisions, brutal beatings and racist demagogues. It’s rarely told from the view of children, who suffered in ways that left emotional scars.
Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus returns the ball to Simona Halep of Romania during their semifinal tennis match of the women’s singles WTA Tour Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany in April 2021. (Marijan Murat/Pool via AP)

French Open postponement serves as latest example of tennis players’ struggles during COVID‑19

The governing bodies of professional tennis need to do more to prioritize athlete well-being — and there’s no better time to start than now.

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