Swish — with help from the Chicago Bulls — aims to grow confidence and acceptance through basketball for the queer BIPOC community
over 1 year in The Mercury
On a Sunday afternoon at Harrison Park in Pilsen, the members of the Swish basketball organization are guaranteed to clap for one play: an air ball. For founder Jamiece Adams, Swish goes beyond scoring— it’ s about creating a space that previously didn’ t exist in Chicago. So Adams returned to an idea she had been tossing around for years— starting a basketball league...