Unforced Error

“Serena Williams called out The New York Times Wednesday after the paper published an article about her venture fund but used a photo of her sister, Venus.

“‘No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better @nytimes.’”

 

—Serena Williams, tennis star and philanthropist, “Serena Williams calls out NYTimes after paper erroneously prints photo of Venus,” CNN, March 2, 2022.

 

 

• Editorial Comment: Systemic racism, NYT?

 

PeezPIX 

Morning Mist, 2008.

 

 

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