#002: While recorded during Black History Month, we will amplify Black voices anytime and every time. The interviewee of our second episode is Patricia Destine, who is the co-host of Rowing in Color. She is a Haitian American coxswain turned rower turned rowing coach who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her experiences chronicle what it was like to learn how to row in a sports based youth development setting. With co-host Denise, Patricia recalls her experiences at the boathouse, at regattas, with racist teammates, with white coaches, and what it feels like to be black - and human.
03/11/20 • 27 min
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Rowing in Color - Patricia Destine: Black & Human
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one thing that my coach like, she wasn't a woman of color. She was a white woman. She did for us. She sat us down prior to over God and was like, Guys, I'm gonna let you know right now. You guys are going in there as the odd man out like you guys are different.
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Patricia coming up next. We have an interview with you. So yes, Patricia is black coach and was a black grower and a black oxen. I don't know why that fellow's ringing
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