Merlisa Lawrence Corbett is a contributing writer who covers sports, interior design, business and human-interest stories. A former reporter for Sports Illustrated and tennis columnist for Bleacher Report, she has also had her work appear in Essence and Black Enterprise. She is the author of the biography Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend and Cultural Heroine.
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett
As America’s oldest Black women’s golf club celebrates an 85-year legacy on the links, thousands of us tee off across the nation. Plus: Black golfers’ getaways.
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Consistent messaging, a vaccine drive and leadership from ‘Sister Benita,’ ‘Sister LaBrentha’ and Pastor Mack have kept his flock safe.
