How D.C. schools are swimming against the racist history of America's pools
Swimming instructor Kevin Burdick stands in the middle of the newly renovated pool at the Marie Reed Recreation Center in Adams Morgan as about 20 children wearing colorful goggles stare back at him. They grip the pool gutter, shivering slightly, waiting for instruction. As Burdick yells “Set! Go!”, students push off the wall one at […]
