by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In May, with the struggle ongoing and the clock ticking toward an immovable performance deadline, Sharron Manuel assessed the weight upon her daughter and offered an out: You don’t have to do this, Simone. You don’t have to go to the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials....
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Natasha Cloud finds the video, lowers the volume, and hands you her phone. It’s a racist screed on Snapchat, yapped in a school cafeteria by a teenage girl who is white. It’s vile, pure filth—made even more disturbing because the girl is sitting next to a Black...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
When we marvel at female athletes beating world records at the Olympics, few of us stop to ask: Who’s watching their kids right now? Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field Olympian in history, knows exactly what it’s like to be worried about childcare while...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
CNN spoke to WNBA star Jewell Loyd about the Olympics, athletes speaking out, and providing a path for the next generation of hoopers. Watch Here
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The Barty party has begun. The No. 1 ranked Ashleigh Barty beat Karolina Pliskova in three sets Saturday, becoming the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon since 1980. Her victory came 50 years after Barty’s idol, Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley, won her...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Unless you are a huge fan of college hoops or a regular on TikTok, you may not be familiar with Haley and Hanna Cavinder.But they are ushering in a new era of college sports.The twin sisters, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, are arguably...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
University of Connecticut women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers used her acceptance speech Saturday at the ESPYs to call for more attention on her black counterparts. “With the light that I have now as a white woman who leads a Black-led sport...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Naomi Osaka has another accomplishment to add to her ever-growing resumé: the 23-year-old was just named Best Athlete in Women’s Sports at the 2021 ESPY Awards. The tennis star, who also won the award for Best Athlete in Women’s Tennis, attended the ceremony on...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
At age 18, Sunisa Lee achieved one of her biggest dreams: becoming an Olympian. Before securing her spot at the June trials, the gymnast from Minneapolis prepped how she usually would by speaking with her father John, who has been her biggest supporter and inspiration...
by admin | Jul 11, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Zaila Avant-garde, who not only became the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but is also a basketball record holder. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Olympics and...
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