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

Yes, there are women Harlem Globetrotters. Meet Fatima “TNT” Lister, Cherelle “Torch” George and Arysia “Ace” Porter. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis/Yahoo News; photos: Courtesy of Harlem ...