'Why do we expect Black women to dismantle systems of oppression that they didn’t create?' writes Brea_Baker.
“When I’m in a press conference and I’m asked, ‘Simone, you champion diversity, inclusion, and equality. Why is that important?’ I genuinely believe that every other swimmer that is next to me, whether they’re white, Black, Asian, they need to answer that question.” Creating more inclusive and equitable spaces is and should be treated as a team sport. The longer it isn’t, the longer we wait to achieve a more just future.
and a Black woman from the Southside of Chicago, knows this dynamic personally. “I, as one of the few Black women in the field, am expected to solve the problem of inclusion with a minor fraction of the resources,” Shaw shares. “Traditionally, we are taking on the job, especially at work, of educating those around us and trying to create a more equitable space. We do it and at times may find success, but it always comes at an expense—our time and energy.
Zenab Keita, who currently works with sports media brand The Athletic and previously managed partnerships for the Golden State Warriors, knows personally what the athletics world is like for Black women effecting change.
Shaw sums this up powerfully when she shares, “We have watched our grandmothers and mothers work too hard. We've watched the stakes be too high for them to pause and take a break when needed. But now, when we have the room to say, ‘No, this request is beyond me,’ we are saying no. We are taking back our right to be human. That is powerful and I see it as a collective movement.
This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
How Black women are empowering one another to talk sexual healthIn 2021, these Black women are disrupting the sexual health status quo through education and advocacy.
Weiterlesen »
16 Nude Lipsticks Made Just for Black WomenFrom a $13 matte option to a $5 creamy gloss
Weiterlesen »
Death toll rises from flash floods in Turkey’s Black Sea regionAt least 25 people died as a result of floods in Kastamonu and another two in Sinop, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority says.
Weiterlesen »
Why Only 27% of Young Black New Yorkers Are VaccinatedNEW YORK — A construction site safety manager in Queens said that as a Black man, he was more worried about the prospect of being stopped by the police than he was about getting COVID-19. A graduate student in the Bronx who had not gotten vaccinated said her worst fears seemed confirmed when a vaccine that the government was directing to Black and poorer neighborhoods was briefly suspended over a small number of dangerous blood clots. And a civil rights activist in the Bronx said he grew suspici
Weiterlesen »
Disney Chief Bob Chapek Defends Hybrid ‘Black Widow’ Release Amid Scarlett Johansson LawsuitRegarding Disney's decision to release BlackWidow and other films on Disney+, Bob Chapek said during an earnings call that 'hundreds of talent arrangements' have been made that have 'by and large gone very smoothly'
Weiterlesen »
Atlanta mom files complaint alleging daughter's grade school segregated Black studentsA parent in Atlanta has filed a federal complaint alleging civil rights violations at her daughter’s elementary school because it segregated Black students from their classmates.
Weiterlesen »