‘You Can Do Better’: Know Why Serena Williams Called Out The New York Times

New Delhi: Tennis great Serena Williams on Wednesday took to Twitter to call out The New York Times after the newspaper erroneously used a photo of her sister Venus in a report on her venture capital firm.

Serena also posted a picture of the report and wrote: “No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough.”

NYT Business replied to her saying it was a mistake and that a correction would be carried.

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. pic.twitter.com/hvfCl5WUoz

— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) March 2, 2022

This was our mistake. 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.

— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) March 2, 2022