WIU Black Athlete Association

The voices of Black Student Athletes of Western Illinois University. Preserving Culture, Preparing Leaders, Pursuing Excellence.

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

12 faces. 12 voices. 12 unique experiences. 1 goal.

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

PowderPuff Practice Reminder ‼️

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

Extended the Powderpuff Sign up date and Info meeting. The extended date is now March 29th ‼️ Let’s sign up ladies. Link below to sign up ⬇️ https://t.co/UovNCTsoyT

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Sign up link ➡️: https://t.co/UovNCTsoyT

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

After retiring in 1989, Griffith Joyner established a foundation for underprivileged children. She was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995. Once Know for being the Fastest Women in the World during her time #BlackHistory

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She set world records in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure due to both her record-setting athleticism and eclectic personal style.

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Black History Month:Tommie Smith, (born June 6, 1944, Clarksville, Texas, U.S.), American sprinter who held the world record for the 200-metre dash with turn (1966–71), his best time being 19.83 sec—the first time that the distance was run in less than 20 sec.

[Michael Lawson @44beastLawson]

No Accolades No Bowl Game Invites No Agent🤷🏽‍♂️ The Hardest out Pt.1 Argue Wit Cho mama‼️

[Black Student Assoc. @BSAofWIU]

“We need to do more.”
Thank you for recognizing that more needs to be done.

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

@BSAofWIU @WIU_NAACP @nacwc_wiu @WIUAlphas @WIU_GBCC @WIU_NABA @NabjWiu @aka_wiu @sgrho_eb @GlamModelingWIU @C5GhostZone @BmanWiu @WIU_PLS @PGS_WIU @bsswiu_ @MyBeautyIs____ #BlackAtWIU

[Black Student Assoc. @BSAofWIU]

Let’s get #BlackAtWIU trending again! @WIU_NAACP @nacwc_wiu @WIUAlphas @WIU_GBCC @baa_wiu @WIU_NABA @NabjWiu @aka_wiu @sgrho_eb @GlamModelingWIU @C5GhostZone @BmanWiu @WIU_PLS @PGS_WIU @bsswiu_ @MyBeautyIs____ please tag any organizations I may have missed!

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Numero Uno @Darius_joiner24

[Opta FCS Football @OptaAnalystFCS]

Congratulations to the 25 FCS defensive standouts who are finalists for the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award.

https://t.co/otO5AS4Lea

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@FCS_STATS @Darius_joiner24 🤘🏾👀

[Western Illinois Football @WIUFootball]

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄?

Sophomore Ludovick Choquette has a nice streak going of scoring a receiving touchdown in each of the last 4⃣ games.

#TRADITIONofTOUGH

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

You know that one athlete you really want to pie... well here’s your chance! PIE N ATHLETE ‼️🐶💪🏾

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Introducing our 2021-2022 BAA ‼️E-Board position ‼️

[WIU Black Athlete Association @baa_wiu]

Introducing our 2021-2022 BAA ‼️E-Board position ‼️