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Robbing Jordan Chiles Of Her Olympic Bronze Medal Exemplifies The Pain Black Sportswomen Endure
The Paris Olympic Games were filled with a myriad of glorious diasporic moments of Black Girl Magic.
From boxer Cindy Ngamba becoming the first...
Despite The Hate, LSU Players And Black Sportswomen Keep Winning
The LA Times made changes to Ben Bolch's column that dubbed the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team “villains” and Bolch issued an apology on...
Caster Semenya, Black Sportswomen Continue To Be Targeted For Existing
At 18 years old, South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya burst onto the track and field world stage when she took gold in the...
Black Sportswomen Compete Against Much More Than Just Sexism
At the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion, a director, screenwriter, and producer, decided the best way to highlight her...
Black August Is A Time Of Revolution And Black Sportswomen
August is a time of revolution and social change. It’s a month when Black revolutionaries were born and Black revolutions fought.
From Marcus Garvey and...
Simone Biles And Black Sportswomen Are Amazing But Not Unbreakable
As the Olympic Games proceeded, eyes were increasingly focused on the incredible Simone Biles.
There are many words to describe Biles: Black, woman, superstar, G.O.A.T.,...
The Bodies Of Black Sportswomen Will No Longer Remain “Quiet As It’s Kept”
Just look at her arms. Her legs. Her skin and hair.
She’s too fast. Too strong and loud. She's too aggressive. Too angry.
These are...
Caitlin Clark’s Signature Shoe Deal Sparked A Black Marketability Debate
Earlier this week Caitlin Clark, the number one overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, signed a shoe deal with Nike, making her one...
Diverse Representation To Launch National Black Women In Sports Day
Black women have made their mark in the world of sports both on the field of play and in the boardroom. But over the...
By Being Herself, Angel Reese Slays Anti-Blackness And Misogynoir In Sports
If there is one thing that sport helps to unmask is the fact that we have so much work to do when it comes...
Brittney Griner, Black Female Athletes Are Forced To Weigh Money vs. Safety
So why was Britney Griner, one of the best women’s basketball players in the world, playing basketball in a Russian league?
She, like many other...
Black Women Dominate The Highest-Paid Female Athletes List
While the NFL continues to disrespect Black head coaches, Black women continued their ascent in sports and in earnings.
Yesterday, Forbes released their list of...
Alice Dearing Puts Spotlight Back On Black Hair In Swimming
To Black people, hair is a source of identity and pride. For others to touch, harm, or violate it in any way is a...
Black Girl Magic Roars In The Water At The Tokyo Olympics
Historically, people of African, Caribbean, and Asian heritage have been marginalized in the world of aquatics. The barriers faced by these communities are complex,...
Black Hair Has Always Mattered In Sports
Black hair is an intimate part of an individual's identity and being. Yet as of Saturday, the two-year anniversary of The CROWN Act, only...
NIL Deals Can Get Black Athletes Paid And Restore Past Wrongs
"I'm overcharging ni**as for what they did to the Cold Crush. Pay us like you owe us for all the years that you hoed...
The Policing And Punishment Of Black Girl Magic In Sports
Last month Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in US history, made history again. This time for landing the Yurchenko double pike vault.
https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1396458393645187078
The vault...
Allyson Felix Continues Her Fight For Maternal Health Care
Allyson Felix might be done on the track, but she's still in a major life and death race off of it.
Felix, the most decorated...
Sloane Stephens Reveals Pain Of Racist Abuse After US Open Loss
After her third-round loss to Angelique Kerber 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the U.S. Open, Sloane Stephens shared the racist abuse she suffered on social...
Olympic Hopeful Mystique Ro Is Becoming A Woman Like Those She Admired
When it comes to conversations on sports and society, it’s clear that women remain a marginalized group. Women athletes receive less media attention, lower...
The ESPYS Blew It, For Aliyah Boston Deserved Much Better
Title IX celebrated its 50th anniversary last month.
The civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972 meant to prohibit sex-based...
Report Used To Restrict African Olympic Track Stars Shows Flaws
They fought and pleaded. They exhausted themselves in trying to prove they were who everyone else knew they were. In the end, it didn't...
Women Athletes Have Names- Use Them
Just a few weeks ago, headlines went viral about the undeniable success of “Dennis Rodman’s daughter,” and her athletic prowess. At 18 years of...
