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A Celebration of African American Gymnasts
Queens You Should Know, in this case, let’s celebrate the many great American gymnasts of African descent; these women have done so much for their country, teams, and sport. For this year’s Black History Month I wanted to highlight contributions made by African American women to gymnastics in the US. Black gymnasts often suffer from…
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“How About You Amaze Me and Do the Right Thing… Have an Independent Investigation”: March Update on MSU, the USOPC, & USAG
“How about you amaze me and do the right thing… have an independent investigation.” (Simone Biles in response to a tweet by USA Gymnastics wishing her a happy birthday– essentially in less than fifteen words also restoring my faith in the world again). Chavez, Nicole. 2020. “Simone Biles Claps Back at USA Gymnastics After They…
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“The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it.”: January Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG.
“‘The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it,’ she said. ‘And it’s only going to be as effective as the hearts of the people who have to implement it. And so how you message on abuse, how much you demonstrate that it matters is by…
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“It was more of the same”: November Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
“The only way you’re going to change this culture of abuse is to start putting behind bars the people who enabled and covered up that abuse.” –Robert Allard, an attorney who has represented a number of sexual abuse victims in several Olympic sports. Reid, Scott M. 2019. “Justice Department, IRS Investigating USOPC, USA Gymnastics, USA…
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Simone Biles (Continues to be) The Hero We Don’t Deserve: August Update on MSU, The USOC, & USAG
“Larry Nassar … was far from a lone wolf… He was enabled by others and if they lied about it and if they obstructed the investigation, if they destroyed documents then they should be held accountable.” Fitzpatrick, Sarah, Tom Costello, and Adiel Kaplan. 2019. “Congress: U.S. Olympic Committee, FBI Failed to Protect Athletes from Larry…
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“It’s the ones who covered it up that made it worse”: April 2019 Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG
“We demonize the Nassars & the Sanduskys and they’ve done horrible things, but it’s the ones who covered it up that made it worse & created more victims.” At the Heart of Gold Documentary If you need a recap, check out my previous blog. Whelp, bad news if you opened this link thinking: “It’s been…
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Larry Nassar Abuse at USAG & MSU: March 2019 Update
Check out my latest update here if you need a recap of where we currently stand in the wake of Larry Nassar’s abuse. Ready for the next steps in our continued journey of “how institutions totally mess up actually holding themselves responsible for enabling sexual predators and make false promises to create meaningful change”? Michigan…
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An Update on Nassar’s Abuse: Martha and Bela Karolyi
So much has happened over the past month. Former and current heads of USAG, USOC, and MSU have testified before Congress, even more details about who knew what and when have emerged, and we are starting to work towards a path to hold the enablers of Larry Nassar accountable. I’m splitting up this update between…
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Leadership at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics has failed to change the culture that Enabled Larry Nassar.
While Larry Nassar was sentenced to life in prison this February, the story of his abuse–most importantly how he got away with it for SO LONG–continues to unfold. To recap, Nassar’s molestation of over 300 women over the course of 20+ years in multiple institutions is one of the largest abuse cases in the history…
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Larry Nassar Abuse Part 6: “I’ve Signed Your Death Warrant” & Holding Enablers Accountable
(Check previous blogs for parts 1-5) A lot has happened this week. As Larry Nassar receives his final sentencing in the largest sports sexual abuse case in the United States, let’s recap all the things that went down the past few weeks as we look forward to creating institutional and cultural change. Larry Nassar Ingham…
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