This evening, the junior class watched a thrilling come-from-behind 50-48 victory by the Washington Mystics over the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. The scholars, seated together in the lower section of the Verizon Center, were seen dancing and cheering on the big screen several times during the latter stages of the game, as the Mystics were staging their comeback.

The real purpose of the visit to the Verizon Center was to meet the team’s owner, Sheila Johnson. Mrs. Johnson hosted the scholars in the owner’s suite before the game. She spoke with them about her career in business, beginning with the co-founding of BET. She discussed the development and ultimate sale of the company and her subsequent ventures as the first African American female owner of a professional sports franchise. She also discussed her purchase of a PGA tour golf course and her current work at building a 5-star resort and spa in Middleburg, Virginia.