New Podcast Spotlights Trailblazing Athlete Ora Washington

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Sep 1, 2022

Ora Washington was a star athlete in a time when sports was segregated and black women were not encouraged to be athletes. She dominated Black tennis and basketball for over two decades, but her story is not widely known. A new podcast from the BBC, called Untold Legends: Ora, tells her story. Former WNBA player and co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, and host of the podcast Renee Montgomery joins to discuss.

*This episode is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan.

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