Education

Rhonda Matthews Ware

She has the composure of Dominique Dawes on the balance beam; the strength of Serena Williams on the Tennis Court and the tenacity of Billy Jean King on empowering women – but never played a sport.  What I can say is that Rhonda has the Integrity, Humility, Progressiveness and the Leadership to nationally impact the lives of girls and women.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Our Bodies Ourselves Founders Celebrate 40 years

Photo credit: © Phyllis Ewen

Original founders of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, photographed in the 1970s: (L-R) standing in back row: Wendy Sanford, Paula Doress-Worters, Joan Ditzion, Judy Norsigian, Jane Pincus, Norma Swenson, Nancy Miriam Hawley; seated in front row: Pamela Berger, Ruth Bell Alexander, Vilunya Diskin, Esther Rome.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Summer’s over and school has begun…but at the Girls Basketball Combine Camp that was held at Neighborhood House of Greater Milwaukee, school is always in session.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Mark your calendar for Sunday, August 14 to watch "i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll"--a back-to-school TV special about  FIRST, airing on the ABC TV Network at 7PM ET.

The program is a ground breaking, one-hour special promoting education, science, and technology and features an electric hour of highlights from the 20th Annual  FIRST Championship.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Girls for a Change was in Milwaukee to conduct the Love Your Body, Change the World training program sponsored by U by Kotex. The training was a guide for being proud of everything that makes you a healthy, powerful young woman, including your passion for creating social change in your community. Thanks in part to Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls, the Girls in Charge Coalition, African American Women Fund Project and IOU Sports for creating this short intro film.

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Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Lisa Goldman, Producer for 88NINE Radio Milwaukee is following the IOU Sports and UW Milwaukee "STEM in Sports Academy" for their Safe Streets Health Kids Initiative. 

Listen to Part One...

About Radio Milwaukee 88NINE

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

IOU Sports STEM in Sports
Milwaukee, WI - The STEM in Sports Academy, a new program in partnership with Images of Us Sports and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Human Movement Sciences and Athletic Department is changing the way girls look at Spor
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

What is March Madness?
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 


On Saturday February 5, 2011 IOU Sports in partnership with UW Milwaukee Athletics hosted our first National Girls and Women in
Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson
 

Feb 21, 2011

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP)

Justine Siegal became the first woman to pitch batting practice in a major league spring training camp when she threw to the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

Not only did she pass the test with flying colors, some people became a little envious along the way.

Bernell Hooker

Bernell Hooker is the Founder and CEO of Images of Us (IOU) Sports; a non-profit organization that empowers girls and women through education and sports. "Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success." - Mariah Burton Nelson