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This Week In Race: Jesuits Give Back, Serena's New Gig, Latino Grads Hat Up

All sorts of people coming and going this week — out of Chicago, out of college, but not to the U.S.
Serena Williams holds her trophy after winning the women's singles final at the 2017 Australian Open. / Aaron Favila / Shutterstock.com

Tennis queen Serena Williams is serious about trying new things this year. In addition to becoming engaged and being pregnant, La Serena has taken on the challenge of helping to diversify Silicon Valley — a task that might be hardest of all. . The privately-held survey company was headed by Dave Goldberg, who died suddenly in 2015. His widow, Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook) and Williams are good friends. Looks like Williams will be leaning in.) Oh, and don't expect Williams' Silicon Valley presence to be a drive-by: she'll likely be spending more time there, since her fiancé is Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

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