The Winter Olympic Games Are Overwhelming White

The Takeaway | Feb 19, 2018

#WinterOlympicsSoWhite?

"This is definitely the most diverse Games that we've seen, especially in terms of the United States standpoint, but [Team USA] is still 92 percent white," says Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Penn State and co-host of the Burn It All Down podcast.

Davis says there's a lot a to think about when it comes to diversity in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang this year, including what solutions could make the Winter Olympics more inclusive. 

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