Now more than ever optimism is a competitive advantage. Organizations and people who believe in what’s possible will take the actions necessary to create it.
#SIUE Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Venessa A. Brown, PhD, has been recognized by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine as one of 25 women who have a made a difference in higher education. @SIUE_CAS#SIUEproud https://t.co/tjQAiaUhfz
Althea Gibson was an became the first Black tennis player to complete in the US National championship in 1950 & first Black to win a Grand Slam title at @Wimbledon in 1956 & 1957 (Doubles & Singles). #HERstory#BHM
Today we have @CAROLYNPECK she became the first Black women to coach a Division I basketball team (@PurdueWBB) to the national championship! & the first GM-head coach of the @WNBA Orlando Miracle! #HERstory#BHM
Peak performance requires a balance of being serious and having fun. Try your best and play with discipline, but also have a positive attitude and play with joy.
Today we acknowledge the accomplishments of female athletes, the women that came before us & the young girls that are watching now! May we all continue to inspire one another.
The Houston Comets, Power 3 @sherylswoopes22@IamTinaThompson@AllDecade14 4 championships in 4 straight years!! (and I have to throw in my own photo with one of the champs! The 1st @WNBA draft pick Tina Thompson) They are currently all coaches at the DI Level #HERstory#BHM
The first Black women to serve as an assistant coach at the Men’s DI level. Bernadette Locke-Mattox in 1990 at the University of Kentucky! #HERstory#BHM
Everyday for Black History Month, I’m dropping some of my favorite Black women in sports! Starting with @LisaLeslie. On July 30, 2002, Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game! #HERstory#BHM