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Naomi Osaka pauses press conference in tears after exchange with reporter

by admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka, preparing to compete in her first tennis tournament since the Tokyo Olympics, briefly took a break during a pre-tournament news conference on Monday after she started crying. The Western & Southern Open news conference in Mason, Ohio, began with Osaka...

Naomi Osaka to donate prize earnings to Haiti earthquake relief efforts

by admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The tennis star Naomi Osaka has announced that she will donate prize earnings from her next tournament to support relief efforts in Haiti, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least 1,297 people over the weekend and injured more than 5,700. Osaka, who is of...

Black women athletes ruptured destructive and limiting beliefs at the Tokyo Olympics

by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics approached, fans around the world struggled to balance their excitement with a general uneasiness surrounding the Games. These included high-profile firings, volunteers quitting, abnormally high temperatures, low vaccination rates as well as...

Las Vegas Raiders DL Solomon Thomas voices support of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka

by admin | Aug 1, 2021 | Representation, SEW

 Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Solomon Thomas, a mental health advocate, spoke out Friday in support of tennis star Naomi Osaka and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, both of whom recently pulled out of respective events due to mental health...

Mental health is so important’: Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski speaks up on the huge mental pressure of the Olympics

by admin | Jul 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW

From her vantage point inside the Olympic village, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski fully recognizes and appreciates the words and actions of fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka and gymnast Simone Biles that have become a hot topic in Tokyo. Dabrowski says she, like most...

Naomi Osaka becomes first female Black athlete on a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover

by admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Naomi Osaka appears on the cover of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, becoming the first female Black athlete to do so. Osaka’s cover comes on the heels of her controversial withdrawal from the French Open after decision to not speak with...

Naomi Osaka Is Officially the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in History—Here’s Her Net Worth

by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW

This tennis champ isn’t just breaking records on the court—in fact, Naomi Osaka‘s net worth proves that she’s the top-earning female athlete in a single year, ever. But how did she get to earn that much money? Well, let’s just say that when you’re already a...

Naomi Osaka Barbie doll sells out shortly after launch

by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW

new Barbie doll modeled on tennis star Naomi Osaka has sold out just hours after it was released on Monday.The new doll is part of the Barbie Role Model series and holds a Yonex tennis racket, according to a press release from toy company Mattel. It sports a Nike...

Naomi Osaka Wonders ‘What Am I If I’m Not a Good Tennis Player?’ in First Trailer for Netflix Doc

by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW

The first look at Naomi Osaka’s self-titled Netflix documentary has been released. The tennis star, 23, gives fans an intimate look at her life and career in her three-part series directed by 2021 Oscar nominee Garrett Bradley. “No one really knows the...

Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms

by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In early May, a couple of weeks before she tweeted that she wouldn’t appear at a required news conference at the French Open, Naomi Osaka was on a Zoom call with a writer for Racquet magazine who was trying to gain insight into the athlete’s inner life. Ms....
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