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I don’t recall seeing any study on this topic, but seems to me U.S. National Teams, at least in recent years, are at least as ethnically diverse as the general population.
The biggest factor, I reckon, is which American families can afford the very high costs of elite Gymnastics training.
Things are getting better.
Protests at the moment were inspired by the murder of George Floyd by a white cop.
#BlackLivesMatter is the most important hashtag of these protests.
Everyone knows that all lives matter. But don’t make that specious argument.
Blacks die in police custody at a far higher rate than any other race. That’s what we are trying to address.
Reporter D’Arcy Maine put together a summary article on the fallout from complaints by Kytra Hunter and Kennedy Baker.
Jenny Rowland organized a video conference call with the team to discuss the issues.
And the team posted a statement.
One thing I’ve always admired about the Bruins is the racial diversity of their teams.
It’s difficult to get data on racial bias in judging, but it should be easy to compare NCAA teams for diversity.
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Chris Licameli was three years an Assistant Coach at Southeast Missouri.
Recall he was the self-funded coach for Canada at the last FISU Games, a team which included SEMO gymnast Alana Fischer.
In a new, personal blog post, Chris recounts a number of racist incidents he observed with the team and — at times — tried to stop.
“More needs to be addressed by the university & Athletics Department on this current Human Rights Issue of racism in this country, the NCAA, and at this Institution.
I have reached out to the Athletic Director of this institution’s Athletic Department letting them know that there are still public displays of racism on official team social media accounts and the athletic department’s website. …
To all my former black student athletes, black student athletes across the NCAA, and to all persons of color, I stand with you, I am here to listen, advocate, and support, because BLACK LIVES MATTER.”
Read his entire post.
Here’s a statement from the SEMO Athletics Department.
One of the clearest statements, so far.
NFL stars send passionate video message to league about racial inequality
Players insist they ‘will not be silenced’
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For many Americans, football is religion.
This statement from Commissioner Roger Goodell is important.
On the other hand, no apology to Colin Kaepernick.
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Dianne Durham was the first Black American All-Around Women’s Gymnastics Senior National Champion in 1983.
She was one of Mary Lou Retton’s strongest competitors in 1984 but was injured during Olympic trials.
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The President of the United States Gymnastics Federation starting 1983 was Mike Jacki who’s recently made controversial statements online including that there is “no racism in sport“.
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