Kahleah Copper: Breaking Barriers in Women's Basketball

By: M. Logston, Felix

In the ever-evolving landscape of women's sports, few stars have shattered conventions and captured the cultural imagination quite like Kahleah Copper. This unputdownable biography provides a powerful examination of her profound impact pioneering new possibilities through elite talents, uncompromising authenticity and tireless activism.

From her humble beginnings in North Philadelphia, the narrative transports you inside Kahleah's childhood years where she honed her athleticism competing against boys on the neighborhood's unforgiving pavement courts. Her fierce competitiveness, insatiable drive and fearlessness in taking on any challenge rendered her basketball talents impossible to overlook, despite facing skepticism about her unconventional game.

As she elevated through the high school and college ranks, Kahleah emerged as a trailblazer knocking down antiquated stereotypes every step. She embraced being a 6'1" wing with a guard's fluid handle and shooter's touch, all packaged with lockdown defensive intensity. The book provides riveting accounts of her biggest statement performances - from taking over NCAA Tournament games to propelling her teams with iconic playoff heroics.

Yet even as Kahleah achieved excellence on the court, she fueled an even greater impact by embracing her role as an empowering voice and representation for the underrepresented. The narrative deeply explores how she courageously championed social justice causes, LGBTQ+ inclusion and equitable opportunities through platforms provided by her WNBA stardom.

Her crowning athletic achievement came through iconic championship performances and success. But the visuals of Kahleah cradling her infant child on the podium in celebration encapsulated intersection of her journeys as a proud Black mother and elite baller transcending unjust stereotypes about female athletes.

Filled with exclusive insights from Kahleah herself, teammates, rivals and more, this biography provides a galvanizing study of a maverick who refused to let others dictate her path. It celebrates her impact pioneering new possibilities for the women's game through supreme talents, authenticity and convictions in the face of adversity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D6K17RWT
• ISBN13: 9798327857605
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"