Ifeoma Onumonu was asked recently what she saw when she looked at the National Women’s Soccer League logo. Until that moment, the NY/NJ Gotham FC forward hadn’t reflected too deeply about the image or what it signified.
But Onumonu’s first thought was about what it didn’t represent: her. She said she believes the silhouette of a woman with a ponytail kicking a soccer ball depicts a White woman. And as a Black woman, she was reminded of the trophies she won growing up that looked the same as the logo — not like her.
“Trophies that I have that represent a person are White girls,” Onumonu said.