This week’s black fact is by request of my mom. It is not a lesser known fact, but I am honoring her request. Erin Jackson, from Ocala, Florida, just became the first black woman to win a gold medal in speed skating. Yep, just happened on Sunday. Erin started out inline skating and switched over to speed skating in 2016. The part of this story that touched my heart is Brittany Bowe, stepping down and allowing Erin to compete in the 500. And then Erin, using that opportunity to take home the gold. The sisterhood 💕. I won’t go into how if women united all over the world, we would run the show, but… 😆
There was not a lot of information on Erin Jackson, which I know is due to her newfound stardom, but I did find a pretty good article.
https://olympics.com/en/news/erin-jackson-the-sunshine-state-speed-skater-taking-the-winter-sports-world-by-s
Here is another link to read a little more about Erin and watch a brief interview after her gold medal win at the Winter Olympics.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olympic-gold-medalist-erin-jackson-bejing-winter-olympics/
This is an honorable mention. Ekow Nimako, is a sculptor who creates art using legos, mainly all black legos. He is not American, but he is black. I have been so mesmerized by his works of art I just had to share. Ekow is a Ghanian Canadian who started making these sculptures in 2012 and exhibited his work two years later in Canada during Black History Month. Lego made a short documentary about Ekow Nimako.
Here is an article I liked because it shows a lot of his sculptures.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/joshcorrea/ekow-nimako-creates-intricate-pieces-of-black-art-with-lego
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