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Sha’Carri Richardson is as speedy and swaggy as everIf a young, talented, and boisterous Black woman bothers you, then divert your eyes from track and field — also, you’re probably racist. Sha’Carri Richardson’s feet torched the track at the 2021 Olympic Trials. Unfortunately for her, much of her career following her dynamic performance was littered ...

Funny how the little white girl who skates got treated differently than the fast Black girl who sprintsUnsurprisingly, Emmanuel Acho doesn’t have anything to say. ...
Sha’Carri needs to learn to listen to the legends
Sha’Carri Richardson has had an interesting three months, to say the least....
Emmanuel Acho’s infatuation with dissing Sha’Carri Richardson/Black women is problematic and corny
Every now and then, sports produce a lightning rod. A polarizing athlete that encompasses all of society’s triggers – race, gender, and creed. Usually, that athlete is Black, which means that invisible battle lines can be drawn down the middle – dividing us by skin color. But, every so often, that a...
Sha’Carri Richardson can be celebrated and challenged at the same time
You guys love making things so complicated on the internet....
Sha’Carri Richardson finally has an opportunity to shut up her haters
This weekend will mark the first time that we’ll see Sha’Carri Richardson on a track since her Olympic dreams were put on hold....
Idiots of the Month: Dumb stuff from July
Welcome to Deadspin’s IDIOT OF THE MONTH! The year is 2021. The whole world has gone stupid. Behold....
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The lack of fanfare around Team USA’s women’s basketball team is the latest slap in the face to Black women
For over twenty years, the United States has been sending a team to the Summer Games that is so dominant that losing isn’t even a remote possibility. And every four years, millions of Americans take this team’s excellence for granted more than the lightbulbs in their refrigerators....

WADA owes Sha’Carri Richardson the same break it’s been giving Russian athletes
Let’s talk about Sha’Carri Richardson, WADA, and weed....

Not letting Sha’Carri run continues trend of everything being stupid
In a world that makes sense, Sha’Carri Richardson would be competing in the Olympics....

Anti-drug measures failed Sha’Carri Richardson
The world needs Sha’Carri Richardson — a fierce black woman who kicks ass and takes names, dominating the field on her own terms, taking the track with her long dyed hair, tattoos, decorated nails and decked in jewels. She’s the kind of polarizing athlete that stands in opposition of the old guard w...