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05
2009
WATCH THIS :: MARION JONES TITLE IX SPEECH
VIA RETHINKBBALL
Marion Jones gave a speech late last month at the University of Pennsylvania’s “Race and Sports” series to commemorate the 37th anniversary of Title IX.
Jones, who is most well known for her success as an Olympic sprinter and subsequent drug-related downfall, was also a point guard for the 1993-94 University of North Carolina National Championship basketball team and later a surprise WNBA draft pick in 2003 by the Phoenix Mercury, though she never played.
If you are able to set aside Jones’ now tarnished legacy, Jones delivered a potentially powerful message about her legacy, Title IX, and generations of black women before and after her.
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