More than 60 years ago, segregation kept Black children out of pools and they did not learn to swim. The stereotype then developed that Black people can’t swim but we know that is not true. I got the chance to interview Yoland Flournah, a former inmate, who invented Swimmie Caps for children of color to motivate them to swim. We talked about this stereotype and how she got the idea for Swimmie Caps. Click below and take a listen!
Janice Robinson-Celeste, MBA, is the founder and publisher of Successful Black Parenting Magazine, the Iris Award-winning publication for parents of Black children. An early childhood specialist and former classroom teacher, she is a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project with the National Black Child Development Institute, and her opinion writing has appeared in HuffPost, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The 74, TheGrio, Word In Black, The Fulcrum and Women's eNews. She is the author of Pride and Joy: African-American Baby Celebrations (Simon & Schuster) and the award-winning children's book Miles' Stuffy Nose, hosts the BACKtalk podcast, and founded the National Black Parenting Conference. She is a proud mom of three.
Founder and Publisher, Successful Black Parenting Magazine
[…] on the packaging and on the underwear itself. By the same Black-owned company that gave you Swimmie Caps comes BlendiTone Undies. The underwear comes in sizes for both girls and features Black characters […]
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[…] on the packaging and on the underwear itself. By the same Black-owned company that gave you Swimmie Caps comes BlendiTone Undies. The underwear comes in sizes for both girls and features Black characters […]