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  • USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation | Black Girls Tennis Club: Pionnering Pathways for Joy, Equity, and Radical Wellness

    November 2024

    At its core, BGTC aims to dismantle systemic barriers while fostering a sense of community and empowerment. “Tennis is a tool, but the real work is creating spaces where Black women and girls can thrive.”

  • Tennis.com | United States of Tennis: Black Girls Tennis Club liberates Black women and girls both on and off the court

    November 21, 2024

    What started out as a shared dream of owning and designing a hotel quickly turned into a game-changing non-profit for tennis when Virginia Thornton and Kimberly Selden discovered their mutual passion for the sport.

  • WKTR | Hampton Roads tennis club breaking barriers and shifting culture

    November 14, 2024

    One Hampton Roads non-profit is serving a greater purpose and redefining the sport of tennis. The non-profit, Black Girls Tennis Club teaches young black girls how to play tennis, getting them involved in something positive.

  • Essence | With Black Girls Tennis Club Kimberly Selden And Virginia Thornton Are Redefining Legacy Building

    October 18, 2024

    The duo created the intentional organization to pour into future generations of players. They're also dismantling notions often associated with the sport.

  • TODAY | How Black Girls Tennis Club serves up change on-and-off the court

    September 6, 2024

    Kimberly Selden and Virginia Thornton are the cofounders of Black Girls Tennis Club, a non-profit whose mission is to promote equity and wellness through the sport. “We fulfill our mission, which is to liberate Black women and girls through play with care,” says Selden. NBC's Ally Love reports for TODAY.

  • The Grio | Black Girls Tennis Club is shifting court culture and Black female wellness through the sport

    May 23, 2024

    “We're changing the game by creating a space and inserting ourselves into that space, to make it better for everybody,” said Kimberly Selden, co-founder of Black Girls Tennis Club.

  • WHRO | Black Girls Tennis Club working to make tennis more welcoming in Hampton Roads

    May 26. 2023

    “There's a lot of country club-level sports that we don't necessarily have access to. So it's more than tennis. This is their entry point to livelihood or maybe a future career or a scholarship or how they provide for their families.”

  • 13NewsNow | 'Representation matters' | Hampton Roads natives begin Black Girls Tennis Club nonprofit

    June 16, 2022

    "As a child, I was always on the tennis court," co-founder Thornton said. “I really started to notice I was the only black girl on the team. It’s intimidating, even if no one purposefully intimidates you. Just not seeing anyone like you is an issue.”

    The organization's purpose is as straightforward as the club’s title: a tennis club that aims to provide young Black women with free tennis clinics.