Renee Powell, Ginger and Robbi Howard share a day of golf

I wrote a story on African-American women and golf.  It's called "Culture Club," and profiles the eminent Renée Powell and rising starts Ginger and Robbi Howard. It's in the March 2014 edition of Essence.
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Serena and Venus Williams Courting Jamaica

L-R: Serena Williams, Yohan Blake, Warren Weir and Venus Williams.
Courtesy of Breds, The Treasure Beach Foundation 

  The Treasure Beach Sports Park in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, has one tennis court. It's between a multiplex court used for basketball and a soccer field. The blue tennis court is clearly new, hardly worn by the stampede of feet at the baseline or lightened by the sun. Its color is striking against the acres of grass designated for cricket and soccer.

One must drive a lot of rugged roads to reach this quiet corner of the county. Yet here stood two of tennis' greats, Serena and Venus Williams, in town to conduct a tennis clinic for about 40 children.

"We really had a great time enjoying and playing with the kids and seeing how much talent there actually is in Jamaica," Serena Williams said to local media, including the radio station KLAS, ESPN's partner on the island. "There's so many sports going so well, obviously with track, and we would like to see tennis do well here, so we really feel honored to have a chance to come here and be a part of the community."

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