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From Flo Jo to Sha’Carri Richardson, Black Women Athletes Have Always Broken the Beauty Mold

by admin | Apr 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW

When I think back on the pop culture beauty icons who shaped me as I came of age, there are, of course, girl groups like Destiny’s Child and fictional characters like Zaria from The Parent ’Hood and Moesha. But there’s a group of talented women who,...

Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson Shine as USA Track and Field Athletes of the Year

by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are the 2023 USATF Athletes of the Year, following their triple-medal haul at the World AthleticsChampionships in Budapest. In addition to being named the 2023 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Female Athlete of the Year, Richardson witnessed...

Richardson impresses as she begins 200m world title quest

by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Sha’Carri Richardson coasted into the 200m semifinals on Wednesday as she bids to become only the fourth woman and first American to achieve the sprint double at the World Athletics Championships Richardson will have her work cut out to emulate Silke Gladisch,...

Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100, claims fastest woman in world title

by admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Sha’Carri Richardson proclaimed, “I’m not back, I’m better” this season. She put an exclamation point on that statement at the 2023 track and field world championships Monday in Budapest, Hungary. The charismatic sprinter is officially the fastest woman in the world....

Sha’Carri Richardson isn’t back. She’s better, and so is U.S. women’s sprinting

by admin | May 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW

As the outdoor track and field season began in earnest, Sha’Carri Richardson offered a succinct self-assessment that, so far, can also apply to U.S. women’s flat sprinting. “Y’all say I’m back,” she said earlier this month. “I’m not back. I’m better.” Ten months ago,...

Sha’Carri Richardson Celebrates 200-Meter Win with 40 Meters to Go—and Still Sets Meet Record

by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Instead of coasting through the finish line, Richardson threw her arms up in exuberant celebration at the Kip Keino Classic. Sha’Carri Richardson celebrated her 200-Meter win with 40 Meters to Go and Still Sets Meet Record with 22.07 seconds. Richardson had...

Sha’Carri Richardson Defeats Elaine Thompson-Herah To Win 100M At World Athletics Continental Tour Mee

by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Competing in her first race in more than two months on Tuesday (August 30), Sha’Carri Richardsondefeated Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica to win the 100 meters at a World Athletics Continental Tour silver meet in Lucerne, Switzerland. Competing at the...

Sha’Carri Richardson Asks Media to ‘Respect Athletes More’ After U.S. Championships

by admin | Jun 27, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson issued a brief statement at USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, decrying the treatment given to athletes across all sports from members of the media. Richardson had previously avoided speaking to reporters after missing...

Watch Sha’Carri Richardson Win The Women’s 200m At The NYC Grand Prix

by admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Representation, SEW

On Sunday, June 12, Sha’Carri Richardson displayed a magnificent return to form when she came in first place during the women’s 200m race at the NYC Grand Prix. Richardson, 22, ran a time of 22.38. Read More

Sha’Carri Richardson Reminds Us Why She’s Still That Girl

by admin | Jun 1, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Beloved track athlete and self-proclaimed “that girl” Sha’Carri Richardson was born in the millennium, but she’s been through enough in her short, albeit heroic lifetime to make even the toughest athletes weary. Last year, her mother passed away while she was...
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