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Sep 20, 2020

Hosts Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears discuss the United States (US) Open Tennis Championships. They share results from the women’s singles and the men’s singles. They highlight Naomi Osaka’s win and activism. They mention other up and coming black tennis players who participated in the 2020 US Open such as Robin Montgomery, Hailey Baptiste, Whitney Osuigwe, and Frances Tiafoe. #KeepItSporty

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Sources:

CBC Kids News. (14 Sept. 2020). “7 Masks, 7 Wins: Naomi Osaka Wins U.S. Open While Protesting Anti-Black Racism.” CBC.ca. https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/7-masks-7-wins-naomi-osaka-wins-u.s.-open-while-protesting-anti-black-racis

Coffey, W. (5 Sept. 2020). “Serena Williams Vs. Sloane Stephens: Highly Anticipated Match Highlights Historic U.S. Open Women's Draw.” USA Today.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2020/09/05/serena-williams-sloane-stephens-among-record-12-black-women-us-open/5722318002/

Maciel, C. 13 Sept. 2020). “Top Storylines at the 2020.” US Open. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-09-13/2020-09-13_top_storylines_at_the_2020_us_open.html

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