History Made as Team USA’s Erin Jackson Becomes First Black Woman to win Gold in Olympic Speedskating
Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to win a gold medal for Winter Olympic speedskating or any medal, for that matter, in the event.
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Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to win a gold medal for Winter Olympic speedskating or any medal, for that matter, in the event.
The American University athletic department is full of diverse and inclusive staff and athletes, and the women’s soccer team is no exception. American University graduate student, Asia Horne, is one of five Black women on the AU women’s soccer team. Starting at the age of 8, Horne recalls why she initially began playing soccer. She says, “[Soccer] was an outlet for me to get out all the stress, tension, and anger I was feeling at the time. It was a good release.” She tells us she’s been playing club soccer since the age of 11, and while “it’s always been very competitive”, she is “playing a lot more at AU, where every day revolves around soccer.” She adds, “[it became less of] a fun after-school activity that I did.”