Black Public Media is re-airing the “Black Folk Don’t…Swim,” which examines the myth that Black people don’t swim.
Black swimmers
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Blacks can swim
Around 300 male swimmers and divers competed at this year’s NCAA championships at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center, from March 22–25.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Swim for health and life
Studies have shown that age, gender and race play major roles in the risk of drowning.
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Cultivating Black swimmers
‘Are we, particularly as Black people and Black mothers, getting the full use out of our relationship with water?’
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Are U.S. Blacks’ ready to return to the water?
She encourages Black families, especially mothers, to embrace the water and to pass it on to the next generation.
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Hennepin County offers $5 swimming lessons for low-income youth
More low-income Minneapolis kids can learn to swim, thanks to a new funding partnership between Hennepin County and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.