'When you think about team ownership and what that typically looks like, it's not a Black woman. That to me was one of my main motivations. Representation matters!' ReneeMontgomery writes.
After George Floyd was murdered and the protests began, I was sitting on the couch with my wife, Sirena, and we were looking at the national news, which was talking about what was going on in Atlanta. I'm looking out my window, and I'm looking at the same images that are on TV. I'm in Atlanta! I can see firsthand what's going on. And it was being portrayed in a way that I didn't see or feel.
My mom was in Detroit when the riots took place there in 1967 and ’68. She and my dad experienced things that I would think would be a part of our. So when they would tell me these are things that happened to them, you want those things to change at a certain point. Growing up in the world of athletics, I was outspoken in general. When you're a point guard, you have to be outspoken because you're the voice on the court. And then to take it a step further, when you get the title of captain, it's not only the voice on the court, but the voice off the court. You’re the one that's guiding the team, making sure that everybody stays on track. That's why they give you that title.
No matter what leadership role I take, I never want to feel like I'm telling people what to do. I want people to feel like they are doing what they want to do in their way. That’s true at our company, Renee Montgomery Entertainment. It's a creative space. When you think about marketing and creating, you need people to be empowered to make their own choices.”
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