Confronting Stereotypes Through Swim Lessons

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Apr 26, 2021

Paulana Lamonier, founder of Black People Will Swim, joins us to discuss the program’s initiative to teach 2,020 people to swim by 2022 and to confront stereotypes about Black people and swimming. We will take calls from listeners as well.



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