Shariah Harris (far right) and her team. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARIAH HARRIS)

Shariah Harris (far right) and her team. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARIAH HARRIS)

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Shariah Harris, 19, Becomes 1st Black Woman to Play in U.S. Polo’s Highest League

A 19-year-old is making history and disrupting the wealthy white male-dominated sport of polo at the same time. On June 30, Shariah Harris of Philadelphia became the first black woman to play high-goal polo, the top tier of polo in the U.S. This summer, the Cornell University sophomore hit the field at the Tony Greenwich Polo Club in Connecticut to play for the Postage Stamp Farm team in the Silver Cup tournament.