In this Keeping It Z column piece, editor Brooklyn White urges the world to have empathy for Sha’Carri Richardson following her testing positive for marijuana.
Like most, I was captivated by Sha’Carri Richardson’s June 19 performance at the Olympic trials. She darted down the track, running 100m in less than 11 seconds, becoming the fastest woman in America.
What gripped most was knowing the young athlete had recently lost her biological mother, the awe of which was an exemplification of the obsession with Black women’s strength.
It has also been revealed that Richardson learned of her mother’s death from a reporter, with the athlete calling the moment “triggering.” Finding out Richardson tested positive for marijuana around the time of
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