Billie Jean King’s hometown names its new library in her honor
Published to OutSports on September 19, 2019
Just one month after tennis legend Billie Jean King saw her dream of erecting a statue of African-American tennis trailblazer Althea Gibson unveiled at the U.S. Open at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, the icon herself is being honored this weekend. And not just once, but twice.