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- As many followers of the family's decades-long saga in tennis know, Serena, sister Venus Williams, mother Oracene Price and other members of their kin are Jehovah's Witnesses, a faith shared by many Americans' neighbors, coworkers and also famous folks such as the late entertainer Prince.
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Oct 8, 2018 · As many followers of the family's decades-long saga in tennis know, Serena, sister Venus Williams, mother Oracene Price and other members of their kin are Jehovah's Witnesses, a faith...
Nov 20, 2021 · Well, we know that the family, Venus and Serena and Oracene, they’re Jehovah’s Witnesses, and so we wanted to honor that. It’s who they are. Whenever they win a match they thank Jehovah...
Oct 8, 2022 · Williams and her siblings — including fellow tennis star Venus Williams — converted in the early '80s, according to The Washington Post, after their mother Oracene Price. In 2015, the outlet...
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May 5, 2024 · Having converted to the religion in the 1980s after her mom, Oracene Price, introduced Venus and Serena to it, the latter got baptized in January 2023. Although being a Jehovah’s Witness has sometimes earned her ‘reprimand’ from ‘elders’, Serena Williams would never trade it for a skeptic.
Jul 31, 2023 · The 41-year-old was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and grew up in Compton, California, with her older sister Venus, and parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. Oracene also had three children from a previous marriage, mothering the Williams duo's step-sisters Lyndrea, Insha, and Yetunde, with the latter tragically losing her life in 2003 in a ...
Jan 24, 2022 · For Aunjanue Ellis, playing Venus and Serena Williams' mom, Oracene Price, ... attended Jehovah’s Witness meetings to better understand the importance of faith in Price’s life; and pored over ...
Jul 11, 2015 · According to Oracene, at least a few people have been curious, if not receptive.” If Serena Williams’ celebrity has been a blessing, it has also been a curse — at least in the eyes of the...