Give magic to black girls!
Dawn Staley is a legendary coach, and his 15-year track record as head coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is nothing short of monumental. Staley became the second black woman to receive the award during her tenure. NCAA women’s basketballThe title is one of them Two Black female coaches lead teams to the NCAA Women’s Final Four Tournament for the first timemade history as. First black coach in D1 history to win multiple championships And that Highest paid black head coach in women’s basketballperiod.
Staley recently faced off against another pioneering Black head coach, Neale Ivey, at the NCAA season opener in Paris, France. Ivy is he in 2020, Notre Dame’s first black female head coach. The school is her alma mater at Ivy, where she was an All-American guard for the Fighting Irish before turning pro with the 19th pick in the 2001 WNBA draft. She eventually hung up her shorts for a coaching opportunity, and she became the first female assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and served as an assistant coach at Notre Dame for 12 seasons. Her success also paved the way for generations of athletes.Ivy is watching over her own son these days Jaden was drafted 5th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
As if their accomplishments weren’t enough, the two women are part of a group of pioneering Black women in the media who travel around the world to show their support for Staley and Ivey at the International NCAA Opener , she demonstrated another level of black girl magic.
sports analyst and journalist Jemele Hill The group, who affectionately call themselves ‘The Machetes’, posted a photo on social media of them gathering in Paris before the match.Political and cultural commentator alongside Hill Angela Ryeformer MSNBC reporter Tiffany D. Cross, CNN journalist Kari Champion, MSNBC national correspondent joy ann reedBlack Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garzacivil rights journalist Erin Haines, activist and MSNBC analyst Brittany Packnett Cunninghamco-founder of the Black Voter Affairs Fund and founder of the Southern Girls and Women Consortium Latosha Brown.
“[The Matchetes] moved to Paris for [South Carolina Gamecocks] versus [Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball game] To support two excellent coaches [Dawn Staley] and [Niele Ivey]. We’re not kidding around by supporting Black women, so this was the perfect event to uplift us,” Hill wrote.
In the opening game, South Carolina defeated Notre Dame 100-71. ESPN I will report. This was a big moment for women’s basketball, and one Machetes said she was excited to cheer.
“It was incredible fan support and it was great to see the players take to the prime time stage they deserved. We laughed a lot and had a great time. I’m going to tell them that they were Avengers,” Hill continued.
“I’m telling you, Dawn Staley is a legend!” Rye added.
Seeing the outpouring of love for women’s basketball from other Black women and the world was just what the doctor ordered. Please do more group trips like this!
Cover photo: Black women in media travel to Paris to support NCAA coaches Dawn Staley and Neale Ivey/Photo: @JemeleHill/Instagram
