Mo'ne Davis, Throw #LikeAGirl | Crystal Cheatham
If anyone has reshaped what it means to throw like a girl it is Mo'ne Davis. Recently featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated and applauded by a growing national fan base (including WNBA player Brittney Griner), the 12-year-old athlete has done her fair share to shake off the hater-ade surrounding the usage of the phrase "like a girl." A recent Facebook post by Philly's own news legend, Monica Malpass, conveys our sentiment of awe. Malpass calls her an inspiration as Mo'ne is hailed as the first girl in the Little League World Series to pitch a shutout. Her fame develops on the heels of a campaign launched by Always to counteract what the "like a girl" phrase they consider to be a slur on womanhood. The speaker behind the camera is well-known documentary maker Lauren Greenfield, who also asks each person to demonstrate what it looks like to throw and run like a girl. Girls are so at risk of losing who they truly are.
Mo'ne Davis Has a Memoir Coming Next March
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir when you're still a teenager may seem premature, but not for Mo'ne Davis, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game. "Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name" will be released next March by HarperCollins Children's Books, the publisher told The Associated Press on Monday. The honor roll student from Philadelphia became a sensation last summer after leading the Taney Dragons to a 4-0 victory over Nashville, when she was just 13. Known for her long braids and uncommon poise, she has since appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, thrown out the first pitch at a major league World Series game and starred in a car commercial directed by Spike Lee. "When I joined an all-boys baseball team, my mom wasn't too happy," Mo'ne said in a statement issued Monday through HarperCollins. Later this month, she and her fellow Taney Dragons will help kick off the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Financial terms for the book deal were not disclosed.
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Mo'ne Davis
Mo'ne Ikea Davis (born c. 2001) is an American Little League Baseball pitcher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is one of two girls who played in the 2014 Little League World Series and is the first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history. She is the 18th girl overall to play, the sixth to get a hit, and the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World Series. Early life[edit] Davis is the daughter of Lamar Davis and Lakeisha McLean.[3] She has lived with her mother and stepfather, Mark Williams, since the age of six.[4] In 2008, Steve Bandura, who is program director for Marian Anderson Recreation Center in South Philadelphia, observed Davis playing football with her cousins and older brother. Pitching[edit] Little League World Series[edit] Background[edit] In 1972, Maria Pepe was the first girl to start in Little League games, but she was removed when opposing teams demanded that she be removed. First win for a girl[edit]
