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1.
When Mickey Guyton Sings, We Listen
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(Music)
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... to be Black like me.” Much like Black athletes, Guyton is often told to just focus on the singing and leave her life experiences out of it.
But Guyton’s experiences are integral to who she is as a ...
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Created on 18 September 2020
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2.
Naomi Osaka Pays Tribute to Breonna Taylor at the U.S. Open
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(Feminism)
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We have seen athletes protest racism, past, and present, but it feels special with two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Monday was the first day of the 2020 U.S. Open, and Osaka wore a cloth face ...
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Created on 03 September 2020
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3.
Women In Sports Are On Strike In Support of Black Lives Matter
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(Feminism)
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... ange. The widespread support for Black Lives Matter is a step in the right direction, but we must do better, and the voices of people like the WNBA athletes and Osaka are helping us demand more.
Header ...
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Created on 27 August 2020
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4.
Major League Baseball Just Became The Newest Host Of Silent Protest
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(Entertainment)
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... by former 49ers player Colin Kaepernick, has become a way for athletes to protest against the treatment of Black people in the United States. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a count ...
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Created on 22 July 2020
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Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Among Group Bringing Women’s Soccer Team To Los Angeles
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(Entertainment)
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... ame level as the way we celebrate male athletes is culture-shifting.”
The soccer team is expected to come to L.A. in the year of 2022.
Header image via Flickr Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
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Created on 21 July 2020
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Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan That Will Roll COVID’s Ass Over
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(Living)
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... executive director of the WFTDA, told Wired. The group even created a map of compiled data on their website that marks which tier is appropriate for each location. While the ladder accounts for athletes, ...
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Created on 07 July 2020
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7.
Hate Math? Thank The Patriarchy
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(Feminism)
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... st doesn’t happen. Case in point, take the 2004 classic Mean Girls. In it, Lindsay Lohan wants to join the Mathletes, until popular girl Regina dissuades her from the idea: “You cannot do that! That is soc ...
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Created on 11 May 2020
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The U.S. Soccer Federation Offered An Explanation For The Pay Gap — And Yes, It's A Load Of Sexist Bullshit
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(Feminism)
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... team. Never mind that the women’s games generate more revenue than the men’s. Never mind that the lack of prize money offered to women points to the same problem this lawsuit does: that women athlete ...
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Created on 12 March 2020
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9.
Nike Releases Official Olympic Skate Uniforms And We Want In
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(Style)
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... a uniform that would appeal to all the Olympic Skaters. Because of this, Olympic skaters will have more freedom to wear what they want than other athletes competing in the Olympic games given the individual ...
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Created on 25 February 2020
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10.
5 Ways Women Are Already Making History At The 2020 Olympics
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(Feminism)
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... golf. This was the very beginning of an era in which women athletes finally began to receive representation and recognition for a wide variety of sports. Each year, the Olympics have grown increasingly ...
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Created on 19 February 2020
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11.
Women Are More At Risk For Concussions But Are Being Overlooked
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(Living)
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... by the BBC last week, David Bronson uses several women athletes' experiences and research to highlight the higher-risk factor for women suffering from concussion in sport. Not only that, he discusses how ...
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Created on 03 February 2020
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12.
Recent Legislation is Putting the Rights of Transgender Youth At Risk
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(Feminism)
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... d at birth. Earlier this month, Tennessee proposed a very similar bill that would also target transgender and non-binary student athletes.
Proposals for bills such as these, as well as the rhetoric t ...
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Created on 24 January 2020
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13.
Political Protest Ban at 2020 Olympics Will Not Silence Megan Rapinoe
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(Feminism)
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In recent years, sporting events have become synonymous with political protest. Athletes, such as the famed Colin Kaepernick, have used their influence to stand up to injustices and make statements ...
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Created on 13 January 2020
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14.
Nike Unveils New Modest Swimwear Line
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(Style)
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... at their peak. Hijabi athletes all over the globe agree Nike’s new modest active lines are game changers for Muslim women in sports. Emirati pro figure skater Zahra Lari is the first person in her sport ...
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Created on 13 December 2019
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15.
Get Moving With A Free Pair of Nike Shoes When You Take This Intro To Running Class At This Year's BUST Craftacular!
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(Living)
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... expert and has coached first-time runners, influencers, ultra marathons, and high profile athletes like Cynthia Erivo to her first Half Marathon (and everything in between). Learning how to start running ...
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Created on 27 November 2019
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16.
Simone Biles Was Penalized For Being Too Good At Gymnastics
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(Feminism)
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... value is lower than fewer gymnasts will try it and less will end up getting hurt. Biles noted the hypocrisy in this decision explaining that gymnastics relies on athletes pushing the boundaries of what’s ...
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Created on 07 October 2019
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17.
Allyson Felix Broke Usain Bolt's Record – Just 10 Months After Giving Birth
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(Feminism)
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... she wasn’t able to perform at her best after giving birth. In a New York Times op-ed, Felix wrote, “I’ve been one of Nike’s most widely marketed athletes. If I can’t secure maternity protections, who can ...
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Created on 03 October 2019
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18.
This High School Student Swimmer Was Disqualified From A Meet — Because Of Her Body
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(Feminism)
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... Post “that she believes racism, in addition to sexism, may have been a factor, given that the teen is among the few nonwhite athletes in a predominantly white sport.”
There's a lot that doesn't make se ...
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Created on 11 September 2019
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19.
There's A Reason Why All Eyes Are On Coco Gauff
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(Feminism)
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... reason—she’s wildly talented. At 15, she’s one of the sport’s youngest athletes and yet her serve outstrips many of her competitors', whipping over the net at a peak 118 mph. Gauff’s equally famous for ...
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Created on 03 September 2019
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20.
Simone Biles Made History Again
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(Entertainment)
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... e More Women Athletes Than Ever Before
5 Mindblowing Women's Gymnastics Moments You May Have Missed
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Created on 12 August 2019
