Hosted on MSN

The women of the Harlem Globetrotters play over 100 games a year. They do it to stand out, smash stigma and send a message.

To cabdrivers or other chatty strangers, Fatima Lister is a librarian or a “hot-air-balloon instructor person.” “I think it’s kind of fun,” she tells Yahoo of these temporary aliases. “But I usually ...
NBC DFW

Harlem Globetrotters to the Olympics? Centennial season has players dreaming big

Olympic gold, meet the Harlem Globetrotters. Although it may be a longshot as things stand, the Globetrotters know a thing or two about setting records on the world stage. That sets the tone for a ...
Public Radio Tulsa

40 years ago, a woman made Harlem Globetrotters history

Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's ...
NPR

40 years ago, a woman made Harlem Globetrotters history

In 1926 the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team was founded, more than 20 years before Black men were allowed on professional basketball teams. But this squad composed of only African American ...