Olympics

Twists and Turns: Simone Biles, Kerri Strug, and the Trouble with “Taking One for the Team”

Kerri Strug, a white female gymnast with short light brown hair, and Simone Biles, a Black female gymnast with black hair pulled off her face.
by Lorelei Ignas
August 26, 2021 at 1:17pm
She showed the world she was more than a mule for Olympic medals.

Gold Double Standard: The Tokyo Olympics Highlighted Casual Bias in Sports

by Addissyn House
August 11, 2021 at 11:30am
Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension was just the tip of the injustice iceberg for American athletes. Read more »
Illustration of gymnasts starts in black and white with a white, female gymnast standing and as she performs a back flip she changes to show a white woman with red hair and a Brown woman on yellow background.

Leap of Faith: Tokyo’s Olympics Spotlight the Women Changing Gymnastics

by Helen Li
August 3, 2021 at 11:26am
A new generation of gymnasts rethinks the expectations—and rejects the abuses—that previous ones endured. Read more »
Sha’Carri Richardson, a dark-skinned Black woman with long, orange hair, runs at top speed as she points toward the audience

Human First: Black Women Athletes Aren’t Your Performance Mules

by Njera Perkins
July 27, 2021 at 11:42am
Discrediting Black women athletes is par for the course in sports. Read more »