Fatou Bah

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Yes, so hi, thank you guys for having me.

Yes, so hi, thank you guys for having me.

I'm so excited. So I just want to say it in just the easiest terms. Black Girl Hockey Club, we essentially remove barriers for entry for black girls and women in hockey. So that means many things, whether it's removing the barrier entry, as we know, hockey is super expensive. So we're giving girls scholarships. If you're a black girl that's nine to 18 years old, apply for a scholarship.

I'm so excited. So I just want to say it in just the easiest terms. Black Girl Hockey Club, we essentially remove barriers for entry for black girls and women in hockey. So that means many things, whether it's removing the barrier entry, as we know, hockey is super expensive. So we're giving girls scholarships. If you're a black girl that's nine to 18 years old, apply for a scholarship.

We're giving you scholarships so that you can either pay for gas to travel to the hockey games, get equipment. We also do equipment scholarships with Bauer, just removing all those barriers. But if you're someone like me, who's never played hockey or even been on ice, if you want to be an executive in hockey, We offer mentorships.

We're giving you scholarships so that you can either pay for gas to travel to the hockey games, get equipment. We also do equipment scholarships with Bauer, just removing all those barriers. But if you're someone like me, who's never played hockey or even been on ice, if you want to be an executive in hockey, We offer mentorships.

If you want to be a referee, a coach behind the bench, we're essentially removing those barriers of entry by giving you entry. So that's in a nutshell what Black Girl Hockey Club does.

If you want to be a referee, a coach behind the bench, we're essentially removing those barriers of entry by giving you entry. So that's in a nutshell what Black Girl Hockey Club does.

Yes. Princess Claire.

Yes. Princess Claire.

Absolutely. I think what's the best thing about black women in hockey right now is that you actually can see it. Whether it's Sarah Nurse, who got like the most points ever in the Olympics, who is an Olympian, who is a gold medalist, who actually lets the black girls hold her gold medal that wears her gold medal. Like you really can see it. Or someone like Soroya,

Absolutely. I think what's the best thing about black women in hockey right now is that you actually can see it. Whether it's Sarah Nurse, who got like the most points ever in the Olympics, who is an Olympian, who is a gold medalist, who actually lets the black girls hold her gold medal that wears her gold medal. Like you really can see it. Or someone like Soroya,

who is actually on TV now, and she also won the Isabel Cup, like before it became the PWHL, you actually can see yourself in hockey with these beautiful women. So if Claire wants to do it, she can do it. And she has the support of the black hockey aunties like me.

who is actually on TV now, and she also won the Isabel Cup, like before it became the PWHL, you actually can see yourself in hockey with these beautiful women. So if Claire wants to do it, she can do it. And she has the support of the black hockey aunties like me.

I think the best part about it is the accessibility that you actually can watch it, whether it's on YouTube or local TV now, so that you actually know it exists. I was actually at a game recently, and you can put the messages on the big screen, There was a woman on there who was wishing her friend who's 40 years old a happy birthday.

I think the best part about it is the accessibility that you actually can watch it, whether it's on YouTube or local TV now, so that you actually know it exists. I was actually at a game recently, and you can put the messages on the big screen, There was a woman on there who was wishing her friend who's 40 years old a happy birthday.

And she's like, you always wanted to be a Dallas Stars player because you did not know that women existed in hockey. I wish this was here for you as a kid, but you're here today and happy birthday. So it's something that like little girls like Claire can see that instead of wanting to be your favorite player on a men's team, you now can be your favorite player on a women's team.

And she's like, you always wanted to be a Dallas Stars player because you did not know that women existed in hockey. I wish this was here for you as a kid, but you're here today and happy birthday. So it's something that like little girls like Claire can see that instead of wanting to be your favorite player on a men's team, you now can be your favorite player on a women's team.