by admin | Dec 15, 2021 | Representation, SEW
NBC’s Sunday Night Football reporter Michele Tafoya is done on the sidelines after the 2021 NFL season, according to The New York Post. It’s reportedly her decision, which comes after almost three decades on network TV between CBS, ABC/ESPN and NBC....
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Guest Blogs, SEW
Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving weekend saw an almost constant stream of sports broadcasts flood the American airwaves. From the three nationally televised NFL football games on Thanksgiving Day to the women and men’s NCAA basketball tournaments that were taking place...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW
The auditorium on the first floor of North Carolina State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library, with its rows of seats that rise to the back wall, can make for an intimidating platform. From that stage one day in April 2019, Brenda Tracy, a 5-foot-10 stranger to most in the...
by admin | Nov 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Another NFL Sunday afternoon and there is Pam Oliver on the sidelines, where football viewers have come to expect her. It’s 1:03 p.m. ET, seconds after the opening kickoff of the Cowboys-Falcons at AT&T Stadium, and Oliver is delivering a report on Cowboys...
by admin | Nov 7, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to The WNBA Players Association in the offseason as it continues to expand its impact, reach and visibility alongside the league’s growth. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the the Washington Football Team...
by admin | Oct 28, 2021 | Guest Blogs, SEW
If you’ve ever been to an Atlanta Braves game before, you’ve probably witnessed the tomahawk chop. Flashlights are beaming, the crowd is roaring with their foam tomahawks in hand while moving their forearms forwards and backward with an open palm. This crowd gesture...
by admin | Oct 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Tracy Sormanti was exhausted so she needed to pull over. After another grueling chemotherapy treatment sapped her energy, she needed to close her eyes for a few moments before restarting the ignition. It was difficult for Sormanti to slow down. Even in the final...
by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Maia Chaka has made history as the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game. She said ahead of Sunday’s game between the New York Jets and the Carolina Panthers that it would be a proud moment. “This historic moment to me is an honor and it’s a...
by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Less than a decade ago, there were no women coaching in the NFL. In 2015, Jen Welter became the first woman to serve in an NFL coaching role when the Arizona Cardinals hired her to an intern position. The following year, Kathryn Smith became the NFL’s first full-time...
by admin | Aug 8, 2021 | #MeToo, Representation
A new women’s football team in west London’s “Little India” hopes to encourage diversity in football. It follows UK government research in 2020 that suggested Asian women were the least physically active group. The players of Southall Athletic...
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