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Serena Williams
July 5, 2017
Clio Chang
Why Urban Dictionary Is Horrifically Racist
The crowd-sourced repository of internet slang is rife with racist and sexist content. But owner Aaron Peckham doesn't seem to care.
April 11, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump once gave Serena Williams a picture of Serena Williams and called it charity.
December 14, 2015
Adam Peck
Sports Illustrated realizes it has forgotten to honor Serena Williams for years.
February 10, 2014
Geoff Dyer
Photo: Serena Williams Playing Tennis in Outer Space
June 25, 2013
Noreen Malone
Sorry Seems to Be the Easiest Word
What's the point of public apologies?

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