Posts Tagged ‘Naomi Osaka’
Naomi Osaka reveals how her boyfriend inspired her US Finals win
Rapper Cordae apparently knows a thing or two about holding his lady up, and that lady – tennis star Naomi Osaka – recently hit up Instagram to share his displays…
Read MoreNaomi Osaka and Cordae reminisce about their 1st date (video)
Naomi Osaka continued her tennis triumphs after winning her second Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam on Saturday, Feb. 20. Osaka’s latest win advances her to the No. 2…
Read MoreNaomi Osaka, Willow and Jaden Smith star in Levi’s empowerment campaign (video)
Willow Smith, Jaden Smith and Naomi Osaka are just a few of the trailblazers starring in Levi’s new progressive awareness campaign, “Beauty of Becoming.” In the commercial clip, the innovators…
Read MoreNaomi Osaka becomes a co-owner of a professional women’s soccer team
Tennis star Naomi Osaka continues to flex her girl power and has invested in the North Carolina Courage, a professional women’s soccer team in the National Women’s Soccer League. Osaka…
Read More5 athletes who will continue to use their platforms for justice in 2021
Colin Kaepernick and LeBron James are among the most debated athletes of the modern era, by far. Both took stances on and off the playing surface that rankled the sensibilities…
Read MoreParents of Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin thank tennis star Naomi Osaka (video)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka was nearly brought to tears when she learned that the parents of Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery produced a video thanking her for representing their children…
Read MoreNaomi Osaka packed 7 Black lives masks in preparation for US Open title run
Former US Open champion Naomi Osaka is preparing for another run a the prestigious tournament she won in 2018 and will do so with a targeted purpose. Upon arrival at her…
Read MoreTennis star Naomi Osaka joins athletes boycotting play to protest racial injustice
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest athlete refuse to play in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, who was shot multiple times by…
Read MoreCoco Gauff makes history at the Australian Open (video)
Coco Gauff doesn’t even have her driver’s license yet, but she is running over the competition en route to entering the history books at the Australian Open. The 15-year-old tennis…
Read MoreCoco Gauff wins again; will face familiar foe in 3rd round of Australian Open
As New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra once said: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Teen tennis sensation Coco Gauff once again thrilled the crowd with an improbable, come-from-behind victory…
Read MoreColin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant cheer Naomi Osaka to victory
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and NBA legend Kobe Bryant were in the stands cheering on Japanese tennis star and 2018 U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka, who defeated Magda Linette…
Read More5 Black women who can challenge Serena Williams for 2019 US Open championship
Serena Williams is looking capture her 24th career singles title and her seventh US Open title after facing Maria Sharapova last night in the opening round of the 2019 US…
Read More4 Black women creating magic at the 2017 US Open
With Serena Williams giving birth to a daughter on Friday, the greatest female tennis player of all time is not intimidating the field of 128 at the 2017 U.S. Open.…
Read MoreNaomi Osaka is bringing diversity to tennis simply by being herself
As I was watching Naomi Osaka play Denisa Allertova in the second round of the 2017 US Open two days after she defeated the 2016 US Open Champion Angelique Kerber…
Read MoreIs Madison Keys the next American tennis star?
“I think right now Madison is probably leading the pack with the new young Americans doing well,” Serena Williams said of 21-year old tennis player Madison Keys, joining a group…
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