11: An Olympic Legend Among Us
I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
English - July 30, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsNews Society & Culture bias color community culture discrimination eddie robinson ethnicity fairness houston i c u Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As Track And Field athletes prepare their mark and get set to run for the gold in Tokyo, six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee connects with I SEE U from her native East St. Louis to observe this weekend's competitive rounds. At the Seoul Summer Olympics in 1988, she became the first woman to win back-to-back gold medals in the grueling heptathlon event, as well as the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal in the long jump. Founder and CEO of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, she speaks unguarded with host Eddie Robinson about racist incidents she experienced while competing; what makes the city of Houston so special to her; and tips on how to stay mentally focused -- as Olympians in Tokyo and as adults here in the United States, grapple with pandemic-related stress amid heightened concerns over coronavirus variants.