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Brianna Scurry: Black Fitness History Episode #62
Briana Scurry’s story unfolds on the frozen soccer fields of Minnesota, where winter’s chill seemed determined to keep her away from the sport she loved. Yet even in the face...
Brianna Scurry: Black Fitness History Episode #62
Briana Scurry’s story unfolds on the frozen soccer fields of Minnesota, where winter’s chill seemed determined to keep her away from the sport she loved. Yet even in the face...

Barry Sanders: Black Fitness History Episode #61
In the summer of 1968, in the heart of Wichita, Kansas, a boy named Barry Sanders was born into a quiet family with a love of sports and a deep-rooted...
Barry Sanders: Black Fitness History Episode #61
In the summer of 1968, in the heart of Wichita, Kansas, a boy named Barry Sanders was born into a quiet family with a love of sports and a deep-rooted...

Lenda Murray: Black Fitness History Episode #60
Lenda Murray, born on February 22, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential female bodybuilders in history. An athlete from an early...
Lenda Murray: Black Fitness History Episode #60
Lenda Murray, born on February 22, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential female bodybuilders in history. An athlete from an early...

Walter Payton: Black Fitness History Episode #59
Walter Jerry Payton entered the world in the warm summer of 1954, growing up in the close-knit community of Columbia, Mississippi. From an early age, everyone around him sensed there...
Walter Payton: Black Fitness History Episode #59
Walter Jerry Payton entered the world in the warm summer of 1954, growing up in the close-knit community of Columbia, Mississippi. From an early age, everyone around him sensed there...

Mo'ne Davis: Black Fitness History Episode #58
"In the summer of 2014, a young girl stepped onto a Little League pitcher's mound and threw herself into the history books." "Mo'ne Ikea Davis, just 13 years old, became...
Mo'ne Davis: Black Fitness History Episode #58
"In the summer of 2014, a young girl stepped onto a Little League pitcher's mound and threw herself into the history books." "Mo'ne Ikea Davis, just 13 years old, became...

Doug Williams: Black Fitness History Episode #57
Doug Williams, born on August 9, 1955, in Zachary, Louisiana, is best known for his groundbreaking role as the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Over a...
Doug Williams: Black Fitness History Episode #57
Doug Williams, born on August 9, 1955, in Zachary, Louisiana, is best known for his groundbreaking role as the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Over a...