International Black Girl Athletes Making HERStory At The Olympics

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Photo by Patrick Smith By D'Shonda Brown ·August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

When it came to this year’s Olympic games, we had no doubt in our mind that Black women would bring it. While we can name athletic powerhouses including Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles, there are Black women worldwide making splashes in their events and setting new bars at this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Just this morning, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn became the second Puerto

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