An Instagram post of sports legend, Serena Williams showed a drastically different person. The much lighter Williams sent a wave of conversation on a range of issues concerning beauty and Black skin.
Venus and Serena Williams have dominated professional sports for over two decades. Serena, the younger sister of the tennis phenoms ascended to a legendary sports icon who has been in the media spotlight since adolescence.
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With the recent photograph, we talk about race, class and aesthetics. Our contributors are once again Dame Crawford and Sherice Nelson.
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