During each December, celebrate the history of African American women who were pioneers in basketball!
December Is Black Womens Basketball History Month
Ora Mae Washington, a pioneering African American athlete, was born on January 23, 1898; she was perhaps the greatest female athlete of all time, black or white.
The first Colored YWCA was formed in 1918 in Germantown, a diverse section of Philadelphia. The Germantown Hornets were its all-black female basketball team.
There were dozens of African American female basketball teams that played during the pre-NBA racially segregated Black Fives Era.