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Tag: Black women
This tag page covers articles about Black women within sport, displaying their achievements, triumphs, and struggles.
Shakeia Taylor on baseball’s managers of colour and the ineffectiveness of the ‘Selig Rule’
Diversity has been a major league issue for baseball, despite the good intentions of the Selig Rule.
Venus Williams on the stuff that has made her tough
Body, mind, and soul. Three key elements to becoming a tennis champion. Venus Williams explained why in her NYT essay.
Tatiana Kasujja on the social influence of Black athletes
‘Representation, for me, is everything.’
6 Black British sporting changemakers (chosen by sportanddev.org)
Some familiar Black names featured on the list.
Shakeia Taylor on Marcus Stroman’s durag/pitch success rate
Stuntin’ with his durag on/By the ocean/Let it flap in the wind/In slow motion.
British Black Golfers is hoping to bring young Black talent into the game
BBG is a growing platform for Black golfers to come together on the green.
The Black Sportswoman: a blog that amplifies Black female athletes
Find out more about Black women in sport from around the world with The Black Sportswoman.
Shout out to Alice Dearing, the first Black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Olympics
Alice is 1 of only 3 Black British swimmers of any sex or gender to achieve this.
Simone Biles wins a record 7th national gymnastics title
And this isn’t even her final form!
I stand by Naomi Osaka
I’m just writing something here so I don’t get fined.
Venus Williams on beauty and her career
The 7-time grand slam champion sat with The Cut to talk about her latest skin care products.
10 joyful moments from Black athletes
Celebrate some of the happiest moments from Black sporting history with this list.
Tennis Abstract on Serena vs. Margaret
We already know the winner in that contest but here’s some maths behind it, courtesy of TennisAbstract.
Nia Dennis’s incredible 9.95 floor exercise
In the words of Simone Biles, Nia did the damn thing.