Venus Williams dedicates her honor to the Yetunde Price Resource Center, a mutual aid center that offers a holistic approach to health and wellness within the Compton community. 'Everyone is deserving of care, regardless of their background.'
Variety“My mom is the strongest person I know,” said Williams, whose remarks were pre-taped, in her speech on Thursday. “And alongside my father, she encouraged us to celebrate our individuality and gave us our beliefs and values. She never let us succumb to someone else’s opinion to keep us from what we believe what’s doing right.
Williams was named an honoree alongside Kim Cattrall, Drew Barrymore, Queen Latifah, Camila Cabello and Amanda Seyfried. The event aims to celebrate the accomplishments of women across the entertainment industry. Saniyya Sidney, who played a young Venus in “She is the one who created her own door and thenconquer the world,” she said.
Williams is a powerhouse on and off the court. On top of winning seven Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals, Williams has advocated for pay equity for women in sports for many years. “Getting [to Wimbledon] and realizing, ‘Wow, I’m not being paid equally,’ was just definitely a slap in the face to a 16-year-old,” Williams toldWilliams built upon this idea during her speech at Thursday’s event, saying, “The cards are often stacked against us. We are paid less than men, we have to work harder to earn more respect and we are plagued by antiquated stereotypes about what it means to be a woman.
Recently, Venus and her sister Serena were showcased in “King Richard,” starring Sidney, Demi Singleton as Serena, and Will Smith as their father Richard. The Williams sisters were “extremely involved” as executive producers on the film in order to give the characters a real sense of life.
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