Leveling the Playing Field: Women in Basketball

Women’s basketball and women in basketball are more powerful than ever after an explosive year in collegiate and WNBA basketball in 2024. Join the Jackie Robinson Museum to hear from an incredible panel of trailblazers who are defining the business of basketball; shaping the future of some of the sport’s biggest teams; and creating space for girls and women as players, fans, analysts, and executives. Featured speakers: SHEILA JOHNSON, Partner, Monumental Sports and Entertainment; co-owner of Washington Mystics and Wizards MELISSA PROCTOR, Chief Marketing Officer, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena SHANA STEPHENSON, Chief Brand Officer, New York Liberty KHRISTINA WILLIAMS, Host of iHeartMedia’s In Case You Missed It with Khristina Williams podcast; founder, Girls Talk Sports TV This program is the third event in the Jackie Robinson Museum’s Leveling the Playing Field series, which pays tribute to Jackie Robinson’s barrier-breaking legacy by highlighting how women of color are changing the landscape of sports today.