BWSF was please to be awarded a Philadelphia Flyers Community Ticket Grant. Through the grant, BWSF hosted families from SCOP and other community based organizations at the Philadelphia Flyers Ice Hockey Gender Equality Night and Philadelphia Wings Lacrosse Kids Day at the Wells Fargo Center on March 7, 2020.
Read MoreBlack Women in Sport Foundation (BWSF) is proud to announce the selection of Nnenna O. Akotaobi, Ed.M., as the new executive director. She officially began her new role in March, 2020.
Read MoreMeet BWSF Co-founder, Dr. Alpha Alexander.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the Black Women in Sport Foundation held a Next Steps Virtual Forum entitled, Self Care, Resilience, & Mental Wellness During #COVID19. The conversation brought some solidarity around the feelings of anxiety, grief, uncertainty, and even hope in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe Black Women in Sport Foundation, has released a Self-Care Resource Guide for COVID-19. The guide compiles resources shared by the panelists from the first BWSF Virtual Forum on Self Care, Resilience & Mental Wellness During Crisis.
Read MoreBWSF Board member, Traci Green, was recently featured on Arizona State University’s Global Sports Matter Podcast.
Read MoreBlack Women in Sport Foundation board members Tina Sloan Green (President) Traci Green (board member) were recently featured in an story for the Temple University School of Sport, tourism, and Hospitality Management.
Read MoreWe are in truly uncharted territory. With COVID-19, all of us are being challenged to develop new ways of having an impact on the communities we serve. But the BWSF family is resilient, and we remain committed to the work of providing access and development opportunities to black girls and women through sport.
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