All About Dwyane Wade’s Sister, Tragil Wade

Dwyane Wade and his sister, Tragil Wade, were each other’s rock.

The retired NBA star credits his brother and sister for their strong support during their difficult upbringing. Through his hard work and his sister’s perseverance, Dwyane has achieved many milestones.

He led Marquette University to a surprise appearance in the Final Four of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament, won three NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal. He is also a father and has been married to actress Gabrielle Union since 2014.

In an interview with S. 2022 IMPACT magazineTragil reflected on the challenges that the brothers and sisters overcame in their upbringing and how far they have come.

“Dwyane has become my focus and I thank God for giving me the strength and grace needed as a big sister to help him become the man he is,” she said.

Here’s everything you need to know about Dwyane Wade’s sister, Tragil Wade.

She is a teacher

Dwayne Wade and Tragil Wade.

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Tragil earned an associate’s degree from San Diego City College in early childhood education before graduating from Chicago State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching.

According to her LinkedIn profile, she also holds a transformational foundation certificate from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

She is very involved in humanitarian projects

Dwyane Wade and Tragil Wade visit Publix Supermarket where Wade’s World Foundation granted wishes to deserving families on December 22, 2013.

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In 2006, Tragil was named executive director of the Wade’s World Foundation, an organization that provides “support to community-based organizations that promote education, health and social skills for at-risk children,” according to LinkedIn.

More than a decade later, she launched the Big Sisters of America Foundation to help disadvantaged children across the country overcome adversity.

Tragil is also a reading advocate and the namesake of the Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, which was gifted to Marquette University by her former brother, Dwyane. Students have the opportunity to receive more individualized attention and small group literacy intervention through the program than they would in a regular school setting.

“The community that I come from, a lot of kids don’t have the resources or the opportunities,” Dwyane explained, per Marquette Today. “For us to be able to provide some of those resources is something I thought about when I was a kid, because I had the ability to change my family’s fortunes.”

She and her husband have a cool anniversary celebration

Tragil Wade and her husband Edward Johnson.

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Tragil is married to Edward Johnson, a veteran who served in the Navy for 20 years. She is also an extra mom to a daughter and a son – Areyonna and Prince – from her husband’s previous relationship.

The couple exchanged wedding vows on March 20, 2020 and began a fun tradition of annual photo shoots. Over the years, they have replicated scenes from movies Queen & Slim, Love Jones, Poetic justice and Coming to America.

She and her father received honorary doctorates

Dwyane Wade with parents Dwyane Wade Sr. and Jolinda Wade alongside sister Tragil Wade on the red carpet at the A Night on the Runwade event on March 19, 2017.

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It was a double celebration when Tragil and her father, Dwyane Sr., received an honorary doctorate in humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance in 2021. This honor recognized the father-daughter duo for their continuous work in the community.

A grateful Tragil wrote an Instagram post highlighting all those who have encouraged her along the way, thanking her “village,” including assistants, performers and a host of others.

“Every friend who always supported me and pushed me to be the best version of myself,” she wrote. “Every member of the family bought a ticket, donated, volunteered and just showed their love which means more than you can imagine. … Every fan of my brother and family, thank you all; I mean it.”

She is a proud sister

Dwayne Wade and his sister Tragil Wade.

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Dwyane left Marquette University early as one of the most decorated athletes in school history entering the 2003 NBA Draft. Although the Hall of Famer cemented his place as an NBA legend, Tragil was invested in her brother finishing his degree.

The initial plan was for him to continue his studies online, but the school didn’t have the courses Dwyane needed.

“He has accomplished more than I could have imagined and his career has gone further than most,” she said on Instagram. “But it stuck in my mind that he needed his degree for more reasons now than before. Now he is a father and little people look up to him.”

Tragil worked on an alternative plan, submitting an annual request to the school board to award Dwyane an honorary undergraduate degree. Her wish was finally fulfilled in 2022.

“TODAY I finally witnessed what I believed in God for 19 years… Can we say in God’s time…”, she continued on Instagram. “[Nineteen] years later, he got a PhD, not an undergraduate degree, and I’m on cloud 9.”

She is a member of a sorority

Dwyane Wade and Tragil Wade attend A Night on the RunWade For Wades World Foundation on September 27, 2012.

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Tragil became an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated in 2022. The historically African-American sorority is a non-profit community service organization founded on sisterhood and empowerment.

“Humbled, humbled, humbled,” she captioned the post announcing the honors class. “I am so honored to be in a lineup of so many amazing women. I love them all “my sisters” and that I am now a member of the biggest sisterhood @sgrhoupdates 💙💛. #Grateful #Yearofgrace. Big thanks to my sponsor and now Soror @carolynpalmer.”

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