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May 15, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Thank you for your support of The Black Sportswoman over the last four years. As much as I have loved learning about Black women athletes from around the world and sharing those stories with you, I have decided to stop publishing the newsletter and website. The short version: This format of storytelling is no longer the best fit for me, but I’m not done with telling stories about Black women athletes. I’ll be canceling all subscriptions and giving prorated refunds for monthly/yearly subscribers.
Venus Williams, In Her Own Words

Mar 28, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

In Her Own Words is a series where I share the ways Black sportswomen are telling their own stories. In the last edition, we focused on Medina Dixon. Today we're highlighting Venus Williams. I won't even explain all that she's done on and off the tennis court – check out her Wikipedia page to get started. The focus of today's newsletter is her YouTube channel.
Our Greatest Hits, 2020-23

Feb 29, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Recently, I was applying for an internship (it’s required for our grad program), and I sent over some work samples. I found many of my best pieces right here at The Black Sportswoman. So for this last day of Black History Month – Happy Leap Day, btw! – I would like to share some of my favorite stories over the last few years. I’ll have new content next month. There's a lot of content in the works, but February was an intense grad school month.
Mary Currie: An athlete to know

Feb 22, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Mary Currie is a Dubach, Louisiana native who competed at Grambling from 1983 to 1987, finishing her career as the women's basketball program's leading scorer. She majored in computer science and scored 2,256 points and grabbed 905 rebounds. In one game she scored 51 points, during a tournament held at Ole Miss in December 1985. She was named to the Black college SID association's All-America first team, All-SWAC first team.
Eugenia Conner: An athlete to know

Feb 15, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Eugenia Conner was born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1963 and competed at the University of Mississippi from 1981 to 1985. A formerly self-described "uncoordinated" player who was told she was going to play basketball, became Ole Miss team captain junior and senior seasons and an All-American and All-SEC player. She would also eventually serve as captain of Ole Miss women's basketball, who beat Tennessee in 1985 to advance to its first NCAA tournament Elite Eight.
Zanele Situ: An athlete to know

Feb 8, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Zanele Situ was a South African Paralympian athlete who became the first Black South African woman to win a Paralympic gold medal (Sydney 2000). She has mostly competed in the F54 category of throwing events. In 2000, she won silver in the discus and won the gold in javelin (while breaking the world record). In javelin, she also won gold in 2004 and bronze in 2016 – the same year she was flag bearer for the South African team.
Medina Dixon, In Her Own Words

Feb 1, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Medina Dixon began telling her own story on YouTube in 2020. Dixon was an Olympian, world and national champion basketball player, who played professionally overseas for more than 10 years. In 2021, she decided to begin telling her own story on YouTube in 2020. In 2021, she passed away at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer. Her series, “Legacy of Medina Dixon,” covers many topics: living with epilepsy, going to university, her first overseas trip, playing days in Japan, and more.
Angela James: An athlete to know

Jan 25, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Angela James, the first superstar of modern women's hockey. That’s what countless articles – and hockey players – call the prolific hockey scorer and former Team Canada hockey captain. Her playing style is described as tough. Both she and her shot were quick and accurate, and she was known to leave competitors in her icy dust. “She sounded like an absolute beast on the ice,” Sarah Nurse said.
Driulis González: An athlete to know

Jan 24, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Driulis González (b. 1973) is a Cuban judoka (person who practices judo) who has won four Olympic medals – a gold medal in 1996 – and competed at five Olympics. She competed in the U57kg and U63kg weight classes and is a three-time world champion. González haswon seven World Champion medals, and 11 Pan American Titles. Her Olympic success lasted from 1992 to 2004 and she medaled at the 2007 Pan American Games.
Veronica Campbell Brown: An athlete to know

Jan 24, 2024 | theblacksportswoman.com | Bria Felicien

Veronica Campbell Brown (b. 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter, Olympic and world champion. She is the first Jamaican woman to win gold in a sprint race. VCB won eight Olympic medals: three gold, three silver, and two bronze. Growing up in Trelawny, Jamaica, Campbell Brown used to race boys on the street. Her mom would send her to buy groceries, and she’d run to the store. Eventually, she attended Vere Technical High School, where she started to take athletics seriously.