Ayesha Badiola

Filipino women and girls are in a century-long battle of reclaiming basketball, a game that was once theirs. In the middle of the Manitoba prairies, half a world away from the homeland, they’re getting off the bleachers and aiming high.

In her debut book, “Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas,” Gloria Blizzard seeks answers to questions about being a Black woman of multiple heritages.