World Tennis icon Serena Williams collaborated with revered actor Michael B. Jordan and donated $1m to Legacy Classic HBCU Startup Pitch Competition winner.
This was during the debut Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic at the Prudential Center.
Speaking on TNT broadcast, Serena said that it is all about giving everyone equal opportunities their skin colour notwithstanding. She remarked that there are companies that give opportunities selectively thereby creating an imbalance in the market.
“We see a lot of venture companies investing in a lot of people, but it’s really just about following people of color and women and giving them the same opportunities,” stated Serena.
In addition, her elder sister Isha Price and her niece graduated from Howard University.
Serena Williams. Photo/Essentially
This solidified Serena’s affinity for historically Black institutions of higher learning for her. For the 23-time Grand Slam champion, it’s all about shining a light and providing equal opportunity to individuals of colour and women.
Serena’s father, Richard, always instilled in her a sense of financial discipline. In spite of her hectic schedule as a professional tennis player, Serena Williams has dedicated over a decade of her life to financial planning and investing.
Serena Ventures is a company she founded that aims to spark change by investing in businesses that improve the lives of ordinary people. Empowerment and freedom of expression are important values to the company.
This is why it focuses on entrepreneurs in their early stages. As the winning entry, TracFlo is a mobile software and financial tool for construction employees to assist contractors in managing project risk.
Besides funding startups, the Williams’ family is all about inspiring the world. King Richard movie tops among the best sports drama of 2021. It is a re-enactment of Venus and Serena Williams childhood journey in tennis. It depicts how their father Richard Williams shaped his daughters into becoming powerful tennis icons years later.
King Richard’ is a two-hour sports drama film created from a 78-page plan showing how Richard Williams shaped Venus and Serena into taking up tennis professionally.
He encourages the sisters to push harder and overcome the odds stuck against them. The film shows the making of tennis legends. The film highlights Williams’ challenges and how they overcame them all.
King Richard movie is based on a true story. Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, is the inspiration for this movie. To anybody who would listen, Richard tells anyone who will listen that his children were born to be stars and that they have an 84-page plan to attain that objective.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams is getting ready for the 2022 Australian Open. The hamstring injury that kept her off the court – including the U.S Open – is healing well.
Serena Williams is ready for the 2022 Australian Open. Photo/Los Angeles Times
In a recent update during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel Show, she said that her recovery is much better. She is hoping to make a grand return at the Australian open next year.
The 40-year-old American picked up a torn hamstring after a first-round match at Wimbledon in August. She was playing on a grass court which she loves but a slip left her with a hamstring injury.
She resigned to fate and pulled out of the U.S Open at Flushing Meadows in New York. The mother of one also missed out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Serena’s injury ended her 2021 season prematurely and this broke her heart.
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