“Everything starts with writing. I heard Nikki Giovanni and was blown away. I just thought 'wow'; she was writing from a black girl's perspective, and the imagery was so vivid that I started doing spoken word.”

English former professional footballer, midfielder

Jill Louise Scott is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. She became known for her long career in the game and for the role she played in England's midfield. A FIFA technical report on the 2011 Women's World Cup described her as one of England's four outstanding players, praising her as an energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well and works hard at both ends of the pitch. The report also noted that she can change her team's angle of attack.