Amira McLeod was a 19-year-old Black female from New York City who had emerged as a promising guard for the Monroe University–Bronx Express women’s basketball team. A Queens native and Lincoln High School alum, she was listed at 5-foot-3 on the Monroe roster and studying business administration, with hopes of transferring to a four-year school and eventually opening her own clothing and sneaker store. Friends, coaches, and teammates described her as a bright spirit whose smile lit up rooms a
...Read More