The Beginning Of Our Journey

In the debut episode of Black History Always, host Clinton Yates of the Undefeated talks with Candace Cooper, the first black swimmer at the University of North Carolina. She'll speak to the banning of the use of the brand Soul Cap in the Olympics by the sport's governing body, as well as what life is like growing up as a competitive swimmer with black hair. Clinton will also give you a firsthand example of how racist verbal abuse of athletes isn't just happening from behind a keyboard. Plus, he'll Talk Back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Beginning Of Our Journey is an episode from Black History Always by ESPN.

This episode is 45:26 long.

This episode was published on Jul 28, 2021.

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