Changing the Finish Line: Ending the Practice of Holding Back Successful People of Color

For the LSU Tigers, Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team, April 2nd should have been a truly triumphant day. It was the day they won the NCAA national championship, wowing spectators and making history. A record-breaking event, the match saw the majority-Black team score the most points ever in a women’s championship game as well as the most points scored at halftime, accomplishments that secured them their first ever championship victory.

The excitement quickly soured, however, when First Lady Jill Biden, who had been attending the game, invited the Iowa Hawkeyes, the runners-up, to the White House to celebrate alongside the Tigers. LSU’s star forward, Angel Reese, was quick to call this “a joke.”

Nation, FeaturedAdithi SumitranMay 20, 2023POC, LSU Tigers, basketball, Jill Biden, Mississippi, Hawkeyes, Adithi Sumitran', Adithi SumitranComment