In 1991 - eleven year old Melody wrote Magic Johnson a letter protesting the fact that girls werent allowed in his summer basketball camp.
In 1996 -womens basketball became official with the inception of the WNBA
In 1998- Jordan put out its first shoe actually designed for a woman.
In 2000 - exactly 20 years ago, Sanaa Lathan became the first cultural icon of a woman portraying a basketball star in the movie Love & Basketball.
In 2020 - Melody is bringing back the womens Jordan basketball shoe in honor of women's history month, the ladies of the WNBA and the anniversary of Love & Basketball. This commemoration of the shoe comes with the emblem of a cherry, which throughout time has been associated with symbols of abundance, fertility & protection. I pass these on to you 🍒