by admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
You would never have known Elena Rybakina had just won Wimbledon. As Ons Jabeur pushed the forehand wide, sealing Rybakina’s first Grand Slam, she clenched her left fist in celebration in the direction of her box. The new champion met with Jabeur at the net,...
by admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allie Quigley has become a household name in the WNBA All-Star Three-Point Contest. The Sky guard etched her name into history on Saturday when she became the first player in WNBA and NBA history to win the three-point contest four times. Read More
by admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Liv Hovde won the girls’ singles championship at Wimbledon on Saturday, becoming just the second American to win the title at the All England Club in the past 30 years. The junior player beat Luca Udvardy of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 on No. 1 Court. Read...
by admin | Jul 10, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
👍 This week our highlight goes to Sandra Douglass Morgan who was hired as the first Black female team president in the NFL’s history. 👎This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to whoever drugged Canadian swimmer Mary Sophie Harvey at the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The two-time World Cup champion received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Joe Biden in a ceremony at the White House Thursday (7 July). She is the first soccer player to receive the honour, and she – alongside Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles – is...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The U.S. women’s national team qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night at the CONCACAF W Championship. The United States defeated Jamaica 5-0 at Estadio BBVA but had to wait until Haiti downed Mexico 3-0 in the late game to secure a spot in next summer’s...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders have hired the first Black female team president in the league’s history. Sandra Douglass Morgan, a Las Vegas native, is not new to firsts. She was the first Black city attorney in Nevada, when she served for the City of North...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ons Jabeur’s historic run of success continues, as she becomes the first woman from Africa to make a singles final of a Grand Slam in the professional era. Her win Thursday at Wimbledon earning her a spot against Elena Rybakina. The No. 3-seeded Jabeur, a...
by admin | Jul 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Chicago Sky guard Allie Quigley will go for her fourth victory in the WNBA All-Star 3-point shooting contest Saturday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) at McCormick Place in Chicago. Quigley was announced Thursday as one of six contestants. She won the title in 2017, 2018 and 2021,...
by admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
On July 7, Megan Rapinoe will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden, along with 16 other individuals in a ceremony at the White House. Among those individuals is fellow athlete Simone Biles. Rapinoe received a call from Biden on June...
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