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...
by admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
For Sue Bird’s first Olympics, in 2004 in Athens, the team stayed on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship. Early WNBA stars like Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie led the squad, and a few of the younger players, including Bird, were quite fond of a nightclub on the...
by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It was the morning after a shocking defeat, and Lolo Jones was near tears. “Whenever I go through something tough, I always try to learn something, take away something,” Jones told Good Morning America. “I sulked. I was having a hard time breathing.” Jones...
by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
As the world’s top athletes head into the Tokyo Olympics, a wave of penalizations and criticism are shedding light onto how Black women in sports are treated. In recent weeks, the governing body for aquatic sports refused to approve the use of a swimming cap...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Gail Devers’ first Olympic gold medal could hardly have come in more dramatic circumstances, dipping for the line in a blanket finish thought to be the closest ever 100m final. While her time of 10.82 seconds was less than a tenth of a second faster than her...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s been a long time comin’, but Jessica Springsteen has made her first Olympic team. Bruce Springsteen’s only daughter, a champion equestrian, was one of four riders named to the U.S. Olympic jumping team on Monday, along with her horse Don Juan...
by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Plenty of people were outraged on social media after track star Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended after she tested positive for marijuana last month and is now unable to run in the 100-meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics. Richardson, the U.S. Anti-Doping...
by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Sha’Carri Richardson, the 21-year-old American sprinter whose breakout victory in the 100-meter dash at the U.S. track and field Olympic trials in Oregon last month transformed her into an overnight star, posted a plaintive message on Twitter on Thursday...
by admin | Jul 4, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Sydney McLaughlin, who obliterated the women’s 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFL, who are still cutting our women’s voices in the...
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