E. Faye Williams: Angel is still an angel!

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—A few days ago, Angel Reese finished a game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. She tied Candace Parker for most consec­utive double-doubles in a season. She was the youngest player in the Wom­en’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) to have nine consecutive double-doubles. Now the average person might have no idea who Angel Reese is and why I am writing about a basketball player when I so often write about women who were civil and human rights subjects. Well, even if you don’t like basket­ball, you do understand historical­ly the difference in treatment for African American women and other women—especially White women. If you don’t know who Angel Reese is, as a daughter of Louisiana, I know her from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I know her as a super star basketball player. I know her as a young woman who earned her degree in Interdisciplin­ary Studies with concentrations and minors in Communication Stud­ies, Leadership Development and Psychology. In her two seasons at LSU, Angel was unstoppable, earning All-America honors both seasons. While at LSU, she received all kinds of top awards. Angel is now with the Chicago Sky. Just a few days ago Angel’s team won over...