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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 22, 2022
In 2010, six Black Louisiana teenagers drowned in a single incident during a family outing. The reason? None of them or the adults around could navigate the waters once the youths were in danger.
The question that weighed heavily on many hearts and minds was “why can’t Black people swim?” Unfortunately, this tragedy wasn’t a unique occurrence.
The US Centers for Disease Control and
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