by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In another couple of weeks, Ritu Phogat would have been up for one of the biggest challenges of her career – a bout against Bo Meng – her first fight in an eight fighter Grand Prix for the ONE Atomweight title. That title was to have been the culmination...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
These next eight days are going to be the most exciting of Tabitha Turner’s life. On Friday, she will call the Atlanta Dream season-opener as part of an all-Black, all-female broadcasting crew the team announced earlier this week. And next Sunday, she will be married...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I am a quiet queer. Except when I’m watching Sue Bird. In 2018, when the WNBA superstar buried three-pointer after three-pointer to lead the Seattle Storm to a dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Phoenix Mercury in the crucial last game of the semifinals, I...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Chellsie Memmel, a 2008 Olympic silver medalist who retired from gymnastics in 2012, is entered in next week’s U.S. Classic, her first meet in nine years. Memmel, a 32-year-old mother of two who resumed gymnastics training in 2019, is likely to compete on two of the...
by admin | May 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Britain’s Sandy Ryan has taken one step closer to her first professional fight after signing with Matchroom Boxing, led by world famous promoter Eddie Hearn. The 27-year-old Ryan will now be training in the super-lightweight division with Clifton Mitchell and...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW
I love the month of May. I was born this month and something I love starts this month. This WNBA is back and the 2021 season is special because it’s the league’s 25th season. I’ve been a fan of “The W” since it proclaimed “We Got...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Seimone Augustus, a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s basketball team, is hanging up her sneakers. The 37-year-old announced her retirement Thursday and will become an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks, for whom she played in her final...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
Still seething from a heated disagreement with the referee, Gregg Popovich pointed to one of his assistant coaches, Becky Hammon, and said, “You got ‘em.” There was 3:56 remaining in the second quarter when Popovich was ejected with his San Antonio Spurs trailing the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
A Black softball player was forced to cut her hair to remove hair beads in order to keep playing in a high school game in Durham, North Carolina, last month. Two high school umpires approached Nicole Pyles and her Hillside High School coaches in the second...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW, Uncategorized
In celebration of 501 Day, aka the 148th birthday of the blue jean, Levi’s is launching its 501 Originals collection. For this year’s celebration, which takes place on May 20th, the brand is also showcasing the collection on seven fresh faces who all...
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