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Caster Semenya Offered To Show Her Body To Track Officials To Prove She's Female

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"Rowing, like cycling, hasn't traditionally been part of the HBCU experience, and we want to change that,” said the team’s coach Dr. Janas.
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How Tiffany Fitzgerald Created Her Own Community In Golf

In 2013 Tiffany Fitzgerald founded Black Girls Golf to create a safe space for women and girls to learn, and play at all skill levels.
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The ESSENCE Black Women in Sports honorees collectively shatter the crabs in the barrel mentality that’s often created and reinforced in professional environments.
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