Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to ...
ST. LOUIS — At the O’Fallon Park YMCA, the practice pool of the OFPY Makos Swim Team is filled with young Black swimmers who are not only gliding through the water but defying racial disparities that ...
SAN DIEGO — When 9-year-old Bryson showed up to an Outdoor Afro event, the pool was full of children laughing and swimming, but Bryson stood back and stayed dry, unable to join the children splashing ...
Pay homage to the itty-bitty, two-piece with Black-owned brands. National Bikini Day pays homage to the itty-bitty, two-piece swimsuit that originated in 1946. Initially, bikinis were frowned upon ...
At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...
“People want to learn how to swim,” Ford told WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station. “They may have had trauma, they may not have had access. Or maybe they took lessons, and they just wanted to get stronger.” ...
WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 kids took to the pool for the first night of this year’s Black History Month Invitational Swim Meet, an annual event celebrating young African American swimmers. The event ...
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