Jun 27, 2022 | Sports, Women
Missy Wilson will celebrate her 35th birthday in a spot so remote it will take her a flight to Alaska and a trip in a bushplane before she can even begin an eight-day trek. “I’m so excited. I can’t wait,” said Wilson, who lives in Spring. She has been busy preparing —...
Apr 17, 2022 | Higher Education, Sports, Women
Five young women at North Carolina’s Saint Augustine’s University are making history. They will compete as the first historically Black university women’s crew team, ever. “We are trailblazers. We are literally Black history,” sophomore Breanna Dorway said. “I’m just...
Apr 17, 2022 | History, Leadership, Sports
It was a emotional experience watching the Washington Nationals take the field Friday for Jackie Robinson Day with Robinson’s number 42 in “Dodger Blue” on the back of their jerseys. The tributes were touching, and it was great to see how today’s ballplayers live out...
Apr 17, 2022 | History, Leadership, Sports
In the 1950s and 60s, it wasn’t uncommon for David Robinson to tag along with his father, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, to the Apollo Theater in New York. David said his dad would “shoot the breeze” with friends who worked there. That was on 125th Street, in the...
Apr 11, 2022 | History, Leadership, Men, Sports
When the Brooklyn Nets take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, they will be riding on the wide shoulders of forward Kevin Durant, the league’s most prominent D.C. native. Durant is one of many Washington basketball stars who have...
Feb 13, 2022 | Sports, Women
A 29-year-old Florida native and lifelong rollerblader became the first Black woman to win Team USA a gold medal in speed skating Sunday. Erin Jackson earned her first Olympic medal in the women’s 500 meters speed skating at the Beijing Games, an event Team USA has...
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