Black Women in sports are in a somewhat scarce, but with mentors and women who are already athletes that can encourage young girls and women to participatein sports, it become an successful improvement. Black Women Sports Foundation, also known as BWSF is an organization which encourages women of color to participate and play sports. It was founded in 1992 by Tina Sloane Green, Alpha Alexander, Nikki Franke, and Linda Greene as a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the involvement ofBlack women and girls in all avenues of sports. These avenues include athletics, coaching and administration. The idea of these organizations is to promote healthy lifestyles. For youth it means having access to the afterschool programs and sports activities. Also the BWSF also helps in the involvement with the youth girls in athletics and sprts by providing them wth “hands-on” activities such as camps and actual sports organizations outside of school.

Another organization is the Women’s Sports Foundation, another non-profit organization and program dedicated to young girls and wmen to be and stay active in sports. This organization was founded to help represent and be the voice of reason when it comes to wmen and sports. As we know, African American women are undder-represented in sports. The only sports they are restricted to. In some instances are basketball and track & field as well as the least expensive sports.

African American women makes up less than 5 of all high school athletes, less than 10 of all college athletes, less than 2 of all coaches and less than 1 of all college athletic administrators. Through the Women’s Sports Foundation, the president now African American, heavyweight boxing Hampion Laila Ali, plans to continue in making a difference in getting young girls to show up and show out in all sports available for the young girls and women to play.

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