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As Black women continue to soar in various fields, representation in sports is steadily on the rise. From Serena Williams to Simone Biles, Black women are breaking barriers and setting a new standard. During this year’s Super Bowl Sunday, ESSENCE held the inaugural Black Women In Sports Brunch in Inglewood. Presented by Coca-Cola® and hosted by Gia Peppers, the event honored sports journalists Cari Champion and Jemele Hill with additional remarks from ESSENCE CEO Caroline Wanga and Chairman of ESSENCE Ventures, Richelieu Dennis.
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00:00I am here today to serve as the host for the first ever Essence Black Women in Sports Brunch
00:11event. Please, presented by Coca-Cola. We will continue to believe that the black woman is the
00:25CEO of Community, so our role is not to tell her that, but it is to spotlight and strengthen
00:30how she's doing that unapologetically. In a world where oftentimes we don't feel seen,
00:40I feel seen by you all. It feels good to be honored by us.
00:45And please stand and welcome our last and final 2022 Essence Black Women in Sports honoree,
01:00Drew Bell Hill!
01:03So we talk all the time about getting our foot in the door, getting your foot in the room.
01:09I'm going in the room, I'm shaking the whole room, I'm kicking people out the room, I'm disrupting
01:14the room. Like we can't just be about getting in. When we get in we have to do something with this.
01:29We are just honored, we are blessed, we are grateful for this honor. This is just incredible.
01:44We embrace women, empowerment, and sisterhood. I mean Essence stands for everything that Off the Field does.
01:59Like you could just put people in Hollywood in sports and it all just was one thing.
02:03Now the black women in sports have taken over so beautifully.
02:06Like it's so great to see. So I'm just so excited to be here.
02:21Thank you Essence for highlighting this very important part of our culture and for recognizing
02:25that black women, we out here.
02:27Alright gotta have fun.
02:28Now, sometimes I am so mad.
02:33Thanks so much to know who about playing and playing and playing.
02:35Come with us, go and wait!
02:36Need to learn more about playing and playing.
02:38Let's hunger!
02:38I want to help by playing.
02:39Let's pray together with the background of working and supporting achievements.
02:41We don't get them bored with the background!
02:43How did you wanna be basically擊 teu?
02:49Cut out the background of the background of weight.
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