Black History Month: Salute To Female Athletes

In honor of Black History Month, we felt it was time to highlight our favorite African American Female Athletes.

This professional tennis player has been ranked number 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on 8 different occasions over the last 15 years, and she was also the world number 1 in 2002. Serena has also won 23 Grand Slam titles, holds the Open Era record for most titles won in the Australian Open, as well as the U.S. Open. Oh, and did I mention she's an Olympic Gold Medal winner? She is now a mom and happily married in November 2017.

Simone lands the most decorated gymnast award, snagging 19 Olympic and World Championship medals. She snagged U.S. and World titles and was part of "The Final Five" Olympic team which stuck the landing on their competition in Rio 2016.

Winning Rookie of the Year multiple times, Candace Parker scooped up multiple MVP wins, as well as First Team Selections for multiple years. Currently, Candace plays for the Los Angeles Sparks and is currently playing in China for the All-Star Game.

Not only is Laila Ali the daughter of Muhammad Ali, the great boxer, she became one of, if not the most prominent name in Boxing herself for the women's side. She's also scored well with being a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, cohosts for American Gladiators, and is a heck of a good cook.

In league with Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas has rocked the Olympics multiple years. She represented during the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Olympics and was also part of "The Final Five" squad with Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman.

An MVP in the WNBA, as well as an Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie has been one of the faces for WNBA for many years. She was the first to win a regular season MVP, All-Star Game MVP and Playoff MVP all in the same season. Talk about POWER. She was named an all-time lead scorer as well. She retired in 2009 from the WNBA, and wrote an autobiography, as well as being a sports commentator and analyst for the major news networks.

Much like her sister, Venus Williams is a force to be reckoned with. She won 7 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic Gold Medal for singles. Along with her sister Serena won several double championships with her. She has also created her own clothing line, done art classes, and even got a certificate in Interior Design, and launched her own company working on residential projects.

From NBA's Orlando Magic cheer dancer, to backup dancer in the hip-hop field, to a Wrestler for the WWE, Naomi has done it all. Kicking it on NXT, the junior brand of the WWE, and working her way up to the main brand's Smackdown LIVE, she snagged the Women's Championship twice, including a win at Wrestlemania 33.

Alicia Fox was initially "hired as a wedding planner" per the WWE's storyline by Edge and Vickie Guerrero, and ended up "canoodling with the groom," as the WWE puts it, and now she's become a superstar, working her way up through NXT, RAW, and Smackdown. She was the first African-American woman to clinch the Diva's Championship, and is part of the current WWE roster.

Amy Cooper is one with the force and the force is with her.