By Hannah Duffey For kids growing up in Jackson, Ga., home to around 5,000 people, the only sports options have been basketball, baseball and softball. But earlier this year, they got the chance to try out something new when the Outdoor Capital Classic, a two-day…
By Hannah Duffey For Luisa Hrda, coming to the United States gave her an opportunity to showcase her talents in a way that was not possible in her home country. In Germany, only 1.52 million people play tennis, compared to soccer where more than 6…
By Hannah Duffey The owners of Two Broke College Students, Sydney Williams and Kayla Gilliam, were among many other black entrepreneurs from North Florida who had the chance to highlight their work at Flagler College’s Black Student Union’s (BSU) Melanin Monday Market. Under-representation of black…
By Hannah Duffey For N’Mya Pierce, what looked like two career-ending injuries turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The 5-foot-11, redshirt senior and starting forward for Flagler College Women’s basketball tore her Achilles, and a couple seasons later her ACL and meniscus. For…
By Hannah Duffey Seven years ago, Ayesha McGowan turned what was her means of transportation into a career path which she instantly fell in love with, leading her to seek becoming the first female African American professional cyclist. From the moment McGowan put two wheels…
By Hannah Duffey It was a comment during an interview that always stuck with Lauren Moore. While an intern, the high school baseball coach told her, “You know, I’ve never had a woman interview me before.” “At that moment I was like, ‘yeah, this is…