Rosa Parks Read By Anita Hill

Host Pepper Persley is back with another Weekly Sports Show! We talk engagement rings & Olympic rings, Black athlete sisterhood, and get a much needed Pep Talk from NBC Sportscaster Maria Taylor. Check it out! 

Kristi is a pioneer in freestyle skiing and a champion for women in sports. Starting when few women were involved, she worked hard to grow the sport globally. Thanks to her, women’s freestyle skiing is now featured in top events like the X-Games and Olympics! 

Rosa Parks is well known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus, but she actually spent her whole life championing civil rights. Learn more about this amazing woman in this episode! For more magical Disney stories, visit us at abc11.com/magic-of-storytelling. Learn more abo ...  Show more

Sue Ko Lee (1910-1996) was a labor organizer who participated in one of the longest strikes in the history of San Francisco’s Chinatown. She and other garment workers joined forces with a white-led union to win better pay and shorter hours — and a huge victory for the Chinese Ame ...  Show more

Maude Adams (1872-1953) was America’s most popular and highest paid actress of her day. Beyond her skills onstage, she also helped invent technology to improve stage lighting and develop color film photography.Special thanks to our exclusive Pride Month sponsor, Mercedes-Benz! Me ...  Show more

Cheryl Dunye (1966-present) was the first Black lesbian to direct a feature film. The movie, called The Watermelon Woman, established her as a leading voice in the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990’s.Special thanks to our exclusive Pride Month sponsor, Mercedes-Benz! Mercedes ...  Show more