Raiders' Sandra Douglass Morgan recognized for leadership in sports
The Las Vegas Raiders are the most diverse franchise in the NFL, in a way where they have a black head coach, had a black general manager last season, and have a woman in the front office as president, who also happens to be black. No one else is doing it like the Raiders, and […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are the most diverse franchise in the NFL, in a way where they have a black head coach, had a black general manager last season, and have a woman in the front office as president, who also happens to be black. No one else is doing it like the Raiders, and fans love that.
Sandra Douglass Morgan, the Raiders president, is now being recognized for her work and leadership. She is being honored with an award as well.
According to Rachel Gossen on Raiders.com, Douglass Morgan was honored Wednesday with a Leadership Award at the 5th annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports.
She shared her thoughts on it all afterwards:
This is an incredible event to see so many incredible women in different industries and different areas coming together to celebrate and really to expose the growth of women in leadership positions and in sports, which is definitely an industry that women have traditionally been overlooked. To see this event become bigger and bigger every year is really inspiring. I don't even think it's really hit me yet, but it really is incredible. The city obviously means so much to me growing up here. The Raiders are now planting roots and growing and making sure people know it's the Las Vegas Raiders – it's really a win-win. –
The Raiders are doing great things, and a lot of that is because of the work Douglass Morgan is doing. Not to mention, she and the Raiders are changing the way sports are in terms of getting women in the business in positions of power where they can showcase how valuable they are. This is great for women all over the country who are in the same position or want to be in the same position as Douglas Morgan.
