{"id":270524,"date":"2025-11-08T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/270524\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T18:46:08","slug":"wnba-star-aja-wilson-to-be-honored-at-girls-leaderships-power-of-voice-event-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/270524\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star A\u2019ja Wilson to be honored at Girls Leadership&#8217;s Power of Voice event in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS (KSNV) \u2014 Girls Leadership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls and gender-expansive youth, has announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/news3lv.com\/news\/local\/las-vegas-aces-aja-wilson-induction-south-carolina-athletics-hall-of-fame-gamecocks-dawn-staley-wbb-womens-basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WNBA champion and MVP A\u2019ja Wilson <\/a>will be honored at the Power of Voice Celebration on Nov. 18 in New York City. <\/p>\n<p>The event, taking place at Tribeca 360, will also recognize Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, CEO and Founder of Next 3 and Governor of Gotham FC, and Kimberly Davis, President of the NHL Foundation. <\/p>\n<p>These honorees are celebrated for their contributions to equity, inclusion, and community impact through sports and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Simone Marean, Co-CEO and Founder of Girls Leadership, expressed excitement about Wilson&#8217;s participation, stating, &#8220;A\u2019ja shows girls everywhere that leadership is built by staying true to yourself, committed to your team, and persistent in your commitment to excellence.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news3lv.com\/news\/local\/chase-freedom-to-host-aja-con-at-las-vegas-convention-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wilson<\/a>, known for her advocacy in mental health, educational equity, and social justice, is praised for inspiring girls and women to own their power and voice.<\/p>\n<p>The event will focus on the impact of girls and women in sports, highlighting how sports foster confidence, connection, and leadership. <\/p>\n<p>Attendees will hear inspiring conversations with the honorees, who will thank individuals who helped them find their voice. <\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/girlsleadership.org\/nypowerofvoice2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Girls Leadership&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS (KSNV) \u2014 Girls Leadership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls and gender-expansive youth, has announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-270524","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}