Why UNC’s Reniya Kelly Feels A Responsibility To Inspire The Next Generation Of Women Athletes

Why UNC’s Reniya Kelly Feels A Responsibility To Inspire The Next Generation Of Women Athletes

Southern LivingReniya Kelly’s childhood was a tour of Central Alabama. Born in Bessemer, she moved with her family to Pleasant Grove for better schools and later to Hoover for better athletics. But no matter where in the state she went, she couldn’t escape one fact. “Alabama, that’s a football state,” she says. “Basketball is second.” That, combined with Kelly’s small stature and her soft-spoken nature, caused her to be regularly overlooked. So …