Serena Williams is calling out The New York Times for confusing her with her sister Venus Williams after writing an article on her venture capital firm, Serena Ventures.
Serena’s firm was featured in the print and online version of the paper after it was reported that it raised $111 million dollars, and according to Reuters, the “company has invested in fintechs Propel, Cointracker and edtech Masterclass.”
The picture mishap was in the print edition of the paper and was not featured in the online version but the mistake did not go unnoticed by the 23-Grand Slam champion: “No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough,” Serena tweeted Wednesday (March 2). “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.”
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
The New York Times offered an apology and a reprint of the article with the corrected picture.
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
However, it did not stop the outpour of angry tweets in support of Serena by her fans. Take a look below:
