February is Black History Month and the University of Northern Iowa will feature stories of African-Americans with ties to Panther athletic programs. The pieces will include the background of people of color and how those experiences relate to their playing or professional careers. The stories will be released each week in February.
First up is UNI women's basketball coach Tanya Warren, who was named the first black women's basketball coach in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference in 2007.
Tanya Warren nearly gave up the game of basketball because of a family tragedy.