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Sha'Carri Richardson has opened up about Black History Month and shared an inspiring message on the same.
Reigning World 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson has expressed her views on what the ongoing Black History Month means to her.
Richardson, who was born in 2000, hails from an Afro-American ethnicity, and during the ongoing Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, she opened up about representing a black woman.
As per Sports Keeda, Richardson said: “We are black all the time. We are not just black in February. Representation to me being a black woman, I have a great responsibility to uphold the position that I have when it comes to individuals that look like me.
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“We come from greatness. We come from determination and we continue to show that and we continue to thrive," she said.
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She added that she aims to create and change the narrative of black history as well. She will forever encourage people to be better and not focus on being like her.
“Going forward I feel like our responsibility and honor that I'm a part as well to represent. Anytime I see anybody, I always tell them when they say they want to be like me, I want you to be better.
"Very few people have had an impact like that and I'm honored that I had an impact like that to inspire others as well as they value to listen. I feel like that's the greatest thing as well,” she said.
Meanwhile, Richardson was honoured to be featured as a remarkable athlete during Black History Month by Andscape, a media/news company in their "29 Moments of Black History Series."
She was honoured for her exploits at the World Championships in Budapest, including gold medals in the 100m and women's 4x100m and a bronze medal in the 200m.
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