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Pride is a 2007 American biographical film released by Lionsgate Entertainment on March 23, 2007. Loosely based upon the true story of Philadelphia swim coach James "Jim" Ellis, [2] Pride stars Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, and Kimberly Elise. The film was directed by Sunu Gonera. The film centers on Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) and grouchy but ...
James Ellis (born 1947) is an American swim coach who founded the PDR (Philadelphia Department of Recreation, or Pride, Determination, Resilience) swim team just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as one of the few predominantly Black swim teams largely for intercity youth. He coached the team from 1971 to 2008, at Nicetown's Marcus Foster ...
Diversity in swimming. The racial composition of swimming and other aquatic sports has long been influenced by the history of segregation and violence at pools as well as the building patterns of public and private pools in America. [1] The exclusion of people of color from public pools during the 20th century not only denied them a space for ...
Crown, by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James Much is made of Black girls learning to love their hair (shout-out to Hair Love!).But the truth is that, regardless of gender, Black hair ...
64% of Black children in the U.S. have little to no skills in the water, compared to 40% for white The post Long Island-based swim program Black People Will Swim aims to smash stereotypes appeared ...
It’s important our families read books revolving around Black characters who aren't survivors or superheroes. From taking the bus to starting Kindergarten, these Black characters will soon join ...
Manuel swam at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, placing 20th in the 50-meter freestyle and 17th in the 100-meter freestyle events. [1] [10] [11] The following month, as a 16-year-old at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Honolulu, she won gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 54.80 seconds, the 4×100-meter ...
August 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM. Naomi Campbell posts rare photo of her two kids by the pool. Naomi Campbell shared a very rare photo of her two children — and it’s the cutest. “BLESSED,” the ...