Gabrielle Orr aka Brie, a native of Eagan, Minnesota detangles the complexity of being a mixed race and the struggles that comes with having a black father and a white mother. A volleyball superstar, who at an early age found her identity in sports, my conversation with Brie details her experience as a Black Student-Athlete in a predominately white sport.

In High School Brie guided her team to an AAU National Championship (2014) and a USJO National Championship (2015). She named United States Junior Olympic (USJO) All-American MVP and was selected for the Minnesota State High School League State All-Tournament team as a freshman. In her decorated career at Eagan HS, she amassed 1,271 kills, 1,983 assists, 1,139 digs, 177 blocks and 116 service aces. Off the court, Brie uses her voice to educate and promote justice. She is a current member of the Presidential committee on Athletics student health and well-being subcommittee and the leadership chair for ISAAC, a student-athlete leadership group acting as the voice of student-athletes within UI campus, B1G conference, and the NCAA.