Black women athletes are getting ready to showcase their talents in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and show off their hair as a means of self-expression and cultural heritage. Embracing their ...

There continues to be a burgeoning interest in women’s sports. From the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to the WNBA games, people ...

Yet even Olympic gold couldn’t guarantee equal ... Even in the telling of Shields’ story, the pressure to make Black women athletes more palatable for mainstream audiences persists.