Caster Semenya Offered To Show Her Body To Track Officials To Prove She's Female
The Olympian says she was forced to take medication that "tortured" her in order to compete against other female runners due to regulations.
Youth Basketball Coach Tara Starks Honored At Black Women In Sports Brunch
In Minneapolis, fans and friends celebrated her history and promising future as one of high school basketball’s brightest minds.
Basketball Legend Sheryl Swoopes Gets Her Flowers At Essence Black Women In Sports Brunch
During the Black Women In Sports Brunch held at the Women’s NCAA Final Four host city of Minneapolis, the WNBA player-turned-coach made honesty her mantra upon accepting her award.
Basketball Legends Sheryl Swoopes And Tara Starks Score Big At Black Women In Sports Brunch
During the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Minneapolis, basketball’s brightest stars aligned at the second Black Women In Sports Brunch.
Saint Augustine’s University Launches First HBCU Women’s Rowing Team In The Country
"Rowing, like cycling, hasn't traditionally been part of the HBCU experience, and we want to change that,” said the team’s coach Dr. Janas.
Janice Pettyjohn is the First Woman to Become Employed by Howard University’s Football Team
The New Jersey native will lead on-campus recruiting, assist with event coordination, and more, according to HBCU Gameday.
ESPN’s Malika Andrews And Chiney Ogwumike Are The Future In Sports News
For Black women in sports broadcasting, "we’re reinventing what it means to succeed, and that means being collaborative instead of competitive,” said Ogwumike.
How Tiffany Fitzgerald Created Her Own Community In Golf
In 2013 Tiffany Fitzgerald founded Black Girls Golf to create a safe space for women and girls to learn, and play at all skill levels.
Powerlifter Mother Of Two Sets A New Deadlift World Record
Tamara Walcott deadlifted a record-breaking 641 pounds, beating her previous deadlift record of 636 pounds.
ESSENCE Black Women In Sports Honors Cari Champion, Jemele Hill And The Off The Field Players' Wives Association
The leading ladies of sports journalism and philanthropy share their journeys in friendship and passion projects at the inaugural brunch.
Cari Champion And Jemele Hill Shed Light On The Importance of Teamwork In The Workplace
The ESSENCE Black Women in Sports honorees collectively shatter the crabs in the barrel mentality that’s often created and reinforced in professional environments.
Two Black University of Florida Gymnasts With Perfect Scores Show Lightning Strikes Twice
Seniors Trinity Thomas and Nya Reed scored back-to-back 10.0 scores snatching the win over University of Alabama, 197.00 - 196.925.