Over the Labor Day weekend, Taylor Townsend won the U.S. Open, completing the career Grand Slam in women’s doubles. Winning all four majors. Yet, she has no major clothing brand sponsorships. The Emancipator talked to scholars about how misogynoir impacts Black women athletes.

He brings more than 25 years of broadcast and digital production experience to his role as Video Editor at The Emancipator, where he produces and edits the short-form video, motion graphics, and audio content that carries the publication’s voice across its social platforms. His path here runs through two decades at the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, where he served as Senior Editor on the network’s flagship political program, Inside Washington, as well as Senior Editor for The Washington...