by IanEngstrom | Oct 6, 2023 | Global African History, People
In a sport historically defined as elitist and white, Privel Hinkati, born in Caen, France, and dual citizen of Benin, pushed past stigma and became one of only a handful of Black athletes (and the first from Benin) in history to compete in the sport at its highest...
by MomoduSamuel | Aug 23, 2023 | African American History, People
Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American saber and fencing team member who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She became the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab (headscarf) while competing in the Olympics. Muhammad was born on...
by QuinteroMaria | Jul 15, 2017 | African American History, People
Maritza Correia is a former Olympic swimmer for the USA team who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Correia is the first Puerto Rican of African descent to compete on the USA Olympic Swimming Team. Correia was born on December 23, 1981, in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
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