DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers and Nike Empower Carrington Boards to Inspire Future Female Athletes March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The nervous seven-year-old girl standing alone on the basketball court at the start of a PeacePlayers Detroit practice didn’t quite know what to do. Dribbling was still a novelty to her and shooting the ball,… Continue reading PeacePlayers and NIKE Empower Carrington Boards to Inspire Future Female Athletes
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Stories from PeacePlayers Global Youth Movement
What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles
DONATE DONATE What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In the nearly two years since Mackenzie Kyles joined PeacePlayers Detroit, she has had some unforgettable experiences and made good friends. There was the field trip to a Nike-sponsored event at the YMCA in downtown Detroit,… Continue reading What A Youth Led Movement Means to PeacePlayer Mackenzie Kyles
“For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland
DONATE DONATE “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland March 26, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn On Sunday, March 21st, thanks to generous support from Ed and Penelope Peskowitz, PeacePlayers hosted its third virtual Friendship Games cultural twinning of the year. Wanting to leave their mark, PeacePlayers Northern Ireland’s twinning was… Continue reading “For the Craic!” a Friendship Games Cultural Twinning in Northern Ireland
PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall
DONATE DONATE PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Bringing young people together to learn from coaches and one another has always been a key part of the PeacePlayers core mission. Sometimes, obstacles can get… Continue reading PeacePlayers Detroit’s Barbara and PeacePlayers Brooklyn’s Diamond reflect on their experience at the PeacePlayers National Girls Summit Last Fall
A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing
DONATE DONATE A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn What PeacePlayers provides for young people often goes far beyond just playing basketball. On March 3, 2020, a shooting took place during an adult pickup game at Palmer Park — on a court the kids… Continue reading A Safe Space Not Just for Basketball, but for Healing
Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability
DONATE DONATE Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten cities throughout the United States, at PeacePlayers, we have adapted to provide virtual programming for our young people. Each week, teammates gather on a Zoom call to… Continue reading Frank Mena Helps PeacePlayers Youth in Brooklyn Discover the Power of Vulnerability
How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn
DONATE DONATE How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The event on the basketball court at Nike headquarters in midtown Manhattan began, as they typically do, with the young women excitedly talking to one another and taking a few warm-up shots. Then something happened… Continue reading How Female Role Models Are Changing the Game in Brooklyn
How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court
DONATE DONATE How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court March 29, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Even a few months away from working with kids was too long for Shawn Lemmon. The 34-year-old Baltimore resident had left AZIZA PE&CE, a non-profit that uses fashion… Continue reading How Coach Shawn Gains the Trust of Young People She Works With On and Off the Court
A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa; On Gender Inequity, and Being a Female Basketball Coach
DONATE DONATE A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa ON GENDER INEQUITY, AND BEING A FEMALE BASKETBALL COACH March 5, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Coach Thandeka Mhlongo takes us through her experience in South Africa of encountering gender based violence and inequity, and what being a female coach through PeacePlayers has meant for… Continue reading A Q+A with Coach Thandeka from South Africa; On Gender Inequity, and Being a Female Basketball Coach
Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland
DONATE DONATE Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland March 3, 2021 SHARE Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The programme in Northern Ireland uses the neutral sport of basketball, to unite, educate and inspire children and young people from the two historically divided traditions in NI, Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist and Catholic, Nationalist, Republican… Continue reading Niamh Burns: A Female Leader for Community Unity in Northern Ireland