Tag: Women in Sports
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Legendary coach Dawn Staley, the first Black woman to win three NCAA titles, will keynote the 2025 UNMATCHED Gender Equity Conference in Toronto. Learn more!
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Autumn Lockwood made history as the first Black woman coach to win a Super Bowl. Learn how she broke barriers and prioritized mental health in the NFL.
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The remarkable story of Lusia Harris, a trailblazer in women’s basketball and the first and only woman drafted by an NBA team.
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Sports agent Nicole Lynn, in a groundbreaking achievement in early 2023, etched her name in history as the first Black woman agent to represent an NFL player in the Super Bowl. Her client, Jalen Hurts, the talented quarterback…
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