When Disney Channel announced it optioned for a film about Little League champ and memoirist Mo’ne Davis, we were beyond excited about it! The film, tentatively titled Throw Like Mo, will be based on Davis’ journey as a little girl with dreams of playing baseball and how she helped the Philadelphia Taney Dragons win the U.S. Little League World […]
At this weekend’s Women’s Division 1 swimming games for the annual NCAA Championship, an awesome feat occurred–three Black women earned the top three spots in the competition! Simone Manuel, of Stanford University, took home the gold, Lia Neal, also of Stanford, won the silver and Natalie Hinds, of the University of Florida, sealed this special trio as the […]
We don’t know how much more of this 13-year-old’s awesome-ness we can take! Girl power icon-in-the-making and Little League champ Mo’ne Davis has collaborated with socially-conscious company M4DE (Make A Difference Everyday) for a sneaker line aimed at encouraging young girls and helping them out of destitution through a percentage of sales. MUST READ: The White House Initiates #LetGirlsLearn […]
Mo’ne Davis, you know, the first Little Leaguer to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, was a special guest for the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters in (her hometown of) Philadelphia on Sunday. Showing off a sweet three-pointer shot and some layups, not only has she won a Little League World Championship (and first female […]
“Running, always, you have to keep going, going,” is what Kenyan marathoner Hyvon Ngetich said to reporters after she chose to crawl on her hands and knees to get to the finish line at the 2015 Austin Marathon and Half Marathon. We were so amazed. Earlier, her body had given out from nearly three hours of non-stop […]
International sports star Genoveva Anonma revealed that she was asked to strip naked to prove her “womanhood” in front of World Cup officials. Not only was her personal torment mortifying, but it further opened the once closed-door on sports and their debate of gender and power when it comes to female athletes. MUST READ: BEAUTIFUL NEWS: Mo’ne Davis […]
