Gabrielle Lee

Incredible stories of resilience and determination and kindness and community, in the toughest of times... theguardian.com/global-develop…

A good read, the BBC gives us so much across our cultural life (including but way beyond News), lots of thoughts and perspectives here about how & where the new chair Samir Shah might prioritise his time & focus. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@ArabellaWeir @kayeadams @drmbonthecouch 🎉

Happy families…😬…BBC1 9.30pm 24th Nov for 6 weeks - here we go!

@sarajcox @drmbonthecouch I saw this and thought of you! 😂💕

What? Me? Wearing a gilet & cycling gloves to sort out my freezer on a Saturday night? Absolutely. Couldn’t be happier.

Great to hear shout out for this on @ZoeTheBall's show this morning @Wimbookfest @FionaRazvi! Am sure it will be a great night 😊

I'm totally here for this!!

This is absolutely gorgeous. (Although a little confusing for me, given that I’m obviously going for the Australian women’s team which is called - ahem - The Matildas. 🤪) #WorldCup ⚽️ #Matildas #Lionesses @bbcsport

On this day in 1948, Alice Coachman became the first black woman (of any country) to win an Olympic gold medal following a record-setting high jump despite nursing a back injury. She was often unable to use the training facilities due to segregation and also trained barefoot and used old equipment. —Alice Coachman became the first black woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Born November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, to Evelyn and Fred Coachman, Alice was the fifth of ten children. As an athletic child of the Jim Crow South, who was denied access to regular training facilities, Coachman trained by running on dirt roads and creating her own hurdles to practice jumping. Even though Alice Coachman parents did not support her interest in athletics, she was encouraged by Cora Bailey, her fifth grade teacher at Monroe Street Elementary School, and her aunt, Carrie Spry, to develop her talents. After demonstrating her skills on the track at Madison High School, Tuskegee Institute offered sixteen-year-old Coachman a scholarship to attend its high school program. She competed on and against all-black teams throughout the segregated South. In 1943, Coachman entered the Tuskegee Institute college division to study dressmaking. She played on the basketball team and ran track-and-field, where she won four national championships for events in sprinting and high jumping. Coachman completed a degree in dressmaking in 1946. In 1947, Coachman enrolled in Albany State College (now University) to continue her education. Coachman completed a B.S. degree in Home Economics with a minor in science at Albany State College in 1949 and became teacher and track-and-field instructor. During World War II, the Olympic committee cancelled the 1940 and 1944 games. Alice Coachman’s first Olympic opportunity came in 1948 in London, when she was twenty-four. On August 8, 1948, Alice Coachman leapt 5 feet 6 1/8 inches to set a new Olympic record and win a gold medal for the high jump...

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The problem with making it look easy is that people think it is easy.

@padstowharbour @Greavsie48 morning!!

And another fine start to the day here at the harbour #padstow#harbour #bestplace

Still sends shivers down my spine! 💕🎉

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY! @bbc5live are running two 4-week placements (paid, obvz) - one of which will be on 5 Live Breakfast. You definitely do NOT need to be an Oxbridge-educated white man to apply. We've got plenty of them. Please share widely, thanks! careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Salford-FI…

We have got such a long way to go..... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Here's Conservative MP @Helen_Whately telling the @bbcquestiontime audience that it will take 25 years to stop sewage. Less than a month ago they voted down legislation that would have set a legally binding date of 2031. Laughable.

Will there be a time that we look back on our tolerance of bullying – the lack of recourse and general cultural insouciance – in horror? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@emcharlesworth3 Thinking of you and Miss C today, Emma 💕

Three years ago today my husband died. A man who made up such an integral part of my story was gone. Just like that. I didn't know what would come next for me. Forever loved. Forever missed. Forever a part of my story Mr C 💛 lifeisarollercoaster.co.uk/2023/04/19/who… #Widow #YoungWidow #Grief

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@BSERugby Hi Harry and good luck! Hope it's a good match!

Hi, My name is Harry Layzell and I’m a student and West Suffolk College and as part of our enhanced partnership, I will be providing todays match day coverage.