Have you ever wondered how DC&rsquo\;s fas hion trends have influenced pop culture and the world of sports? With a ci ty full of universities\, student athletes\, and a bustling sports scene\, it&rsquo\;s inevitable that sneaker culture would be heavily shaped by DC &rsquo\;s student athletes and sports teams like the Washington Mystics an d the Washington Wizards. Sneakers are more than just a fashion pieces\, t hey are forms of self expression and signifiers for the world around us. S top by your favorite library to explore the many ways sneaker theory influ ences the world around you.
\nThere will also be a hands-on letterin g activity with student athlete Mir McLean!
\nAbout Professor J: Professor J is an award-winning journalist and veteran journalism pr ofessor who has taught at his alma mater\, the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee\, and the University of Maryland at College Park.To promote the study of sneakers in America's public schools\, Jamaal founded Sneaker The ory in 2024 after enrolling in the "Sneaker Essentials" course at the Fash ion Institute of Technology. He is an active investigative journalist\, an avid chess player and a lifelong fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. He resides i n Washington\, D.C.
\nAbout Mir McLean: Mir McLean\, of Bal timore\, wears the #10 jersey as guard and forward for the women&rsquo\;s basketball team at the University of Maryland\, where she is a graduate st udent in international relations. She aspires to become a translator and c an speak Arabic fluently. Previously\, played for the University of Virgin ia\, where she earned a degree in Middle Eastern Language and Literature. She is a recipient of the Robert B. Crotty Endowed Scholarship for Women's Basketball.
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