The truth behind Serena Williams and The Crip Walk  The truth
behind Serena Williams and The Crip Walk  After Serena Williams'
gold medal singles victory against Maria Sharapova on Saturday,
she took a moment to do a celebratory dance. Through the power
of Twitter, it soon became public knowledge that the dance was
The Crip Walk, created in the 1970's by gang members from
Compton. American media began reporting on it, with many
speaking against her choice of dance moves. After her subsequent
women's doubles win alongside her sister Venus, many news
outlets readdressed the dance, expressing that they were
relieved that she did not do it again.  Most of the news outlets
reporting that Serena's victory dance was the gang affiliated
Crip Walk failed to provide basic facts that would have
alleviated concerns over the dance being gang related. It is
hard to determine if this is a race issue or just another case
of generational gaps causing confusion among well-meaning
Olympics' fans.  As I stated before, The Crip W