by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is the most decorated Olympian in track and field history. But a few years ago, she had a problem: She had no shoes to wear. In 2019, she publicly cut ties with Nike, her main sponsor, when she asked the company for maternity protections and was...
by admin | Jul 13, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Allyson Felix is the most decorated American female track-and-field Olympian of all time, but it’s her title of mom that took center stage when the athlete announced her new lifestyle brand, Saysh. At first glance, the black-and-white image shows 35-year-old...
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 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
“Talent is talent. If you got it, you go fast.” Her performances have been just as bold. Richardson, 21, could claim to be America’s fastest woman after winning the 100 meters at the U.S. track and field Olympic trials last month in Oregon, drawing attention for her...
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...
by admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Representation, SEW
An Olympic race of sorts ends on Tuesday, and this time Caster Semenya will not reach the finish line first. Tuesday is the deadline for Semenya to gain a qualifying time in the women’s 5,000 meters for the Tokyo Games that begin July 23. She defiantly refused to...
by admin | Jun 28, 2021 | Representation, SEW
American athlete Sydney McLaughlin obliterated the women’s 400m hurdles world record at the US Olympic trials on Sunday. The 21-year-old ran an astonishing 51.90 seconds, smashing the previous record by .26 seconds to become the first woman to run the 400m...
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