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Girl on Fire: 10-Year-Old Pepper Persley Is Setting the World Ablaze

Get to know the next generation of must-know names that are changing the game in the series Introducing, where Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are celebrating the Black women and girls who are emerging leaders and rising stars in the sports world.

Pepper Persley

Instagram: @pepperpersley

Name: Pepper Persley
Age: 10
Profession: Student and sports journalist
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Hobbies: Basketball, violin, taekwondo, Marvel comics

Pepper Persley is setting the world ablaze.