Rowing in Color

#022 - Four members of the Collegiate Rowers of Color met and discussed how they are doing at this time, what it's like being the only or few people of color on their team, and what they are doing (or wish they were doing) on their collegiate teams to face anti-blackness in rowing. Listen to their stories and learn from what they have to share with regard to what has created progress versus what has caused pain.

To follow Kadee on her journey, find her on Instagram @kadeesylla. 

To follow Trinity on her journey, find her on Instagram @daholytrinity. 

To follow Rebekah on her journey, find her on Instagram @rebs_strongarmz. 

To follow Ricardo on his journey, find him on Instagram @sub7ric. 


We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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#021 - Imran Malik and Tina Trinh join Denise Aquino in an uninentionally all-Asian-American pride episode. Here we talk about privilege, discrimination, positive stereotypes, and what we as Asian Americans should do to support black lives.

To follow Tina on her journey, find her on Instagram @awkwatinaa. 

To follow Imran on his journey, find him on Instagram @ohheyimran. 

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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#020 - David Banks competed as an Olympic rower in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In addition, he is a Stanford graduate and has represented the US at the World Rowing level 2008-2014. Needless to say, he is someone that most black rowers look up to when rowing at the elite level. As such, his interviewers are those who have looked up to him as well. Daphne Martschenko (Episode 4) and Tymir Green-Ellis (Episode 6). Tune in to find out his thoughts on diversity in the sport of rowing and just who could be your next board member to help make these changes.

If you are an Executive Director looking to add black rowers to your board of directors, please reach out to David Banks and Daphne Martschenko (and many other folks).

To get in touch with David Banks, reach out to him via email [email protected] or via phone (240) 506-2726.

To reach out to Daphne Martschenko find her @daphmarts on Instagram.

To reach out to Tymir Green-Ellis, find him @tymiryasin on Instagram.

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#019 - Amilia Rosa, Lyss Villablanca, and Gustavo Diaz return for their second half of their conversation in Episode 019. In this episode, they cover the topics: overheard homophobic comments in the boathouse, the power of stereotypes, among many more. 

To get in touch with any of the guests, below are their Instagram handles:

• @averageamilia for Amilia Rosa
• @bidalyss for Lyss Villablanca
• @itsthegeese for Gustavo Diaz

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#018 - Richard Butler is the Former Executive Director for Three Rivers Rowing, former Inclusion Manager for USRowing, and Indoor Rowing coach since 1983. His experience is the type that you don't want to ignore! In this episode he shares tips, best practices, and expertise on how to diversify our sport of rowing.


We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#017 - Michelle Sosa is a popular Hydrow athlete who is a proud Afro-Latina. In this interview, she shares her complex background growing up in the Midwest and journey to the rowing world. She talks about her complex background, growing up in the Midwest and going to school in Michigan. We hear a lot about Midwest culture through Michelle, with her strength, compassion, and vulnerability, to aim to break barriers through our sport of rowing.

Follow her journey at @yocoachsosa on Instagram.

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#016 - On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, organizers and advocates for the Black Lives Matter movement called for people to show solidarity for black lives by posting a black square on folks' social media accounts, specifically Instagram. Within the American rowing community, this was done by many. Now, many are wondering what the next steps are for moving the needle forward with regard to the dialogue surrounding race in rowing

On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Denise Aquino and Patricia Destine presented a webinar for USRowing under the same title, "Beyond Black Squares." This episode is similar but shorter than that presentation.


We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#015 - Amilia Rosa, Lyss Villablanca, and Gustavo Diaz are all part of the queer community and are rowers of color. In this episode, they cover the topics: if they were out when they were rowing (and why?), having a coxswain who identifies as trans, and coming out on a podcast episode, among many more.

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#014 - Rowing in Color’s mission is to amplify the voices of color in rowing.   

Following George Floyd’s murder as a result of police brutality, there has been unrest like no other in our recent history. So much so, that our rowing world - including its white and nonwhite rowers - is feeling the unrest now more than ever.

As a result, we created an Instagram story that called for voices of color to share their reactions to current news and/or moments in rowing that might be mundane to our white teammates, but unsafe, uncomfortable, and life-threatening for people of color. Seven people of color, some of whom are black, answered the call to share their stories for the 
episode.

All seven stories are amplified here in this episode:

• 1:11 - Voice 1
• 3:10 - Voice 2
• 8:50 - Voice 3
• 12:29 - Voice 4
• 15:19 - Voice 5
• 18:08 - Voice 6
• 19:00 - Voice 7

In order to make a positive change to create more inclusion and equity in our sport, Step 1 is to listen.

So, listen. Now.

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe.

#013 - Gel Greene is a black entrepreneur and small business owner of GelPads. She is a former Division I rower for Southern Methodist University and former coach for University of Rochester. Her passion for inclusivity stems from her ability to integrate both rowing and art. In this episode she shares stories of inclusion success in addition to the genesis for her business idea - custom seat pads for rowers.

Follow her journey at @gelpads and @gellifts on Instagram.

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

If you have a response to this or any episode, we want to hear it. Send us your voice message at www.speakpipe.com/rowingincolor or just check out our Linktree (linktr.ee/rowingincolor). If you don't follow us on IG already, find us @rowingincolor.

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We hope you and yours are well. Stay safe and enjoy.