Chapter 9: To Be A Unicorn

Imani McGee Stafford is known for many of her titles, among the most notable being a WNBA player, a mental health advocate, a poet, a soon-to-be attorney, and a self-proclaimed unicorn.

Launching her basketball career at The University of Texas at Austin, she shares her experience as a student-athlete when she performed at spoken word poetry show detailing surviving sexual abuse. Balancing the limelight with her story making headlines, Imani urges listeners to reclaim their narrative and remind them that their trauma is not their whole story.

Through her writing, advocacy, and playing basketball overseas, she has continuously used her platform to bring about positive change, stating that her goal is to be whom she needed when she was younger.

She leads with love and tries her best, and that shine is displayed throughout her entire episode.