20 Years After Elder Sister’s Tragic Death, Venus and Serena Williams Team Up To Blend Humanity With Art As Unprecedented Announcement Comes Fans’ Way

Even though they are excellent tennis players, Venus and Serena Williams have felt a void in their hearts since the loss of their elder sister nearly two decades ago. They lost their elder sister, Yetunde Price, in a drive-by shooting in 2003. It turned out to be a life-altering incident for them. Over the years, their circle of sisters has always missed the final jigsaw piece of that sibling bond.

But the Williams and Price siblings gradually recovered and established the “Yetunde Price Resource Center” in honor of their sister. Now, to ease the pain in their hearts, they have decided to raise donations for similar victims through a humanity project at the resource center. To do so, Venus and Serena have teamed up with a renowned artist to raise donations for trauma victims.

Venus and Serena Williams come together for Yetunde Price

The seven-time Grand Slam champion recently took to her Instagram account to share details regarding the particular auction for artist Ernie Barnes’ works. Well, they have come together to raise money for the late sister’s resource center that was founded in the year 2016.

The 43-year-old tennis star recently shared a picture of her sister’s tribe, including Serena and Isha. She also posted some beautiful artwork representing the kind of pieces that will be up for auction. Along with that, she wrote a detailed caption explaining her announcement of the special auction, ‘Holding Court’, in partnership with Joopiter. There are also four never-before-seen paintings available for bidding from July 24th to August 1 on the digital-first auction house.

The YPRC was founded with the intention of chronicling the legacy of the oldest Price sister. Venus did, however, add that the primary motivation for this was to support the YPRC by allocating the proceeds from the sale of these images to the auction. All these are part of the foundation’s genuine efforts to raise money for vital resources for those affected by violence in Compton.

But Serena Williams’ elder sister Venus is no stranger to fundraising and charitable initiatives. Aside from this event, the seven-time Grand Slam champion also joined hands in another significant project to honor and preserve the legacy of an artist.

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Venus Williams is a part of Nina Simone’s project

The 43-year-old tennis legend has been taking action to channel her passion for the arts into something worthwhile. Before beginning this initiative with the foundation, she had completed another preservation project. In that, she raised close to $6 million with the goal of preserving Nina Simone’s childhood house. She also did a cover photo shoot for Paper Magazine to spread awareness about the same concern.

The goal of the project was to raise $5 million. But with the efforts of everyone involved, including Venus Williams, they were able to raise more than anticipated. The eldest Williams sister’s passion for art and charity is nothing new. But looking at how involved she seems, this may be a potential post-retirement career she will aspire to. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!

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