Althea Gibson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Decade before Joe Clark ran for freeholder, another nationally-known celebrity ran for State Senate in an East Orange-based district

December 30, 2020 12:23 pmDecember 30, 2020 5:21 pm

A bid for Essex County freeholder by bullhorn-toting, baseball bat-wielding high school principal Joe Clark in 1988 came eleven years after another nationally acclaimed celebrity sought public office in an East Orange-based district. Althea Gibson, the first Black win the...

The time Althea Gibson ran for Senate

February 28, 2018 8:53 amFebruary 28, 2018 9:56 pm

The United States Tennis Organization has announced that Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win the Grand Slam title will finally be honored with a statue at the National Tennis Center in New York. Yesterday’s announcement comes six years after...