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Lusia Harris Is the Nearly-Forgotten ‘Queen of Basketball’ and Title IX Pioneer

by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Title IX radically altered the sports landscape, but not all at once and not without resistance. In the early years of the statute, the “forgotten heroes” challenged bias and championed equality—and the impact is still felt today. Read more about Title IX’s pioneers...

Shaq, Curry win Oscars for ‘Queen of Basketball’ documentary

by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar. And just like his longtime Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant did four years ago in another category, Shaquille O’Neal can say he’s an Oscar winner, as well. Read More

ESPN: Lusia Harris, trailblazing basketball Hall of Famer and only woman officially drafted by NBA team, dies at 66

by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Lusia Harris, who won three national championships at Delta State and scored the first points in Olympic women’s basketball history in the 1970s, died Tuesday at age 66, her family announced. A cause of death was not given. Harris was the first Black woman...

Shaquille O’Neal On His Emotional Reaction To Oscar-Contending Doc ‘The Queen Of Basketball’: “It Kind Of Made Me Cry”

by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal wants the world to know about an overlooked star of the game, Lusia “Lucy” Harris, the woman Shaq calls “the greatest of all time.” “She’s a power center. I’m a power center. She was dominant,” O’Neal tells Deadline about Harris....

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