Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports.
Have one conversation with Andia Winslow, and the first thing you’ll understand is that she’s someone who finds monotony torturous. Ask her to define herself and the response is a long list, rather than just one word: an athlete, an activist, an artist, a creator, a filmmaker and an actor who doesn’t believe in limiting herself to one noun because she legitimately is all of those nouns.