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On Tuesday, theNew York Timespublished a story about tennis starSerena Williamsraising more than $100 million for her venture fund. But there was one significant problem — the paper mistakenly used a picture of Williams' sister,Venus, in their print version of the story.
The tennis champion, 40, called out theTimesvia herTwitteraccount Wednesday and blasted the outlet for the incorrect image, writing, “No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough.”
The tweet has garnered more than 37,000 likes on the platform and thousands of replies from users who called the error “inexcusable.” It also included a picture of the print story, which showed a black-and-white picture of Venus above the last paragraph.
“This was our mistake,” the outlet wrote on Wednesday. “It was due to an error when selecting photos for the print edition, and it did not appear online. A correction will appear in tomorrow’s paper.”
The photograph mix-up is one of many times members of the media have incorrectly identified Black Americans.
In 2014, KTLA reporter Sam Rubin confused actorSamuel L. Jacksonwith fellow actorLaurence Fishburneduring a live television interview.
“We don’t all look alike!” Jackson yelled at Rubin.
And after the death ofAretha Franklinin 2018, Fox News mistakenly used an image of the (still alive) singerPatti LaBellein theirtribute.
As mentioned in the paper’soriginalstory, Williams' venture capital firm, Serena Ventures, raised $111 million during their inaugural fund.
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“I’ve always been fascinated with technology, and I’ve always loved how it really shapes our lives,” Williams told theTimes.
“When I met my husband, that was our first conversation,” she said of husbandAlexis Ohanian, father to the couple’s daughter,Olympia, and co-founder of Reddit. “That’s how we met. I was talking about investments.”
source: people.com
