Can you imagine a sports world without the Williams sisters, Jackie Joyner Kersee or Gabby Douglas? It+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s pretty difficult to picture, but there once was a time when women weren+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-t allowed to compete.?? And there was also a time when black athletes weren+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-t allowed to be on the same … [Read more...]
Penny Marshall to Direct Biopic Of First Female Baseball Hall of Famer
A League Of Their Own director Penny Marshall is swinging at a baseball biopic about Effa Manley, the sports trailblazer who became the first woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I love this announcement for so many reasons. First, A League of Their Own is one of my favorite films … [Read more...]
C’mon Barbie – Girls Can’t Code?
In a picture??book ironically titled ???Barbie: I Can Be a Computer Engineer,??? readers?? are invited into the iconic character+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s??kitchen, where she sits at the table working on a game she???s creating to teach kids how computers work. Enter Barber???s younger sister, Skipper, who loves the … [Read more...]
Female Athletes Unite Against Breast Cancer
Organizations everywhere are kicking off month-long breast cancer awareness programs. At least half of you know someone who has or had breast cancer. Whether a mom, ??aunt, grandmother, neighbor, or family friend, breast cancer strikes over 200,000??women a year. Fortunately, with early detection, … [Read more...]