Two-Time Olympian Short Track Speed Skater Maame Biney

I remember reading about this young lady and at the time feeling so proud because she was a Ghanaian born, a female and black. This young lady has not disappointed me. African leaders need to stop exploiting our people, resources and money and give the people a chance by investing in them especially the young. Why should other nations take all the glory of our world champions. Maame Biney is proving to the next generation that anything is possible. The two-time Olympic short track speed skater recently spoke about the importance of visibility, she hopes that people of colour feel inspired when watching her compete in the almost entirely white sport. Biney, who was born in Ghana and calls Virginia her home state, added, "I hope to do the best that I can and make them proud but also, ultimately, like make myself proud. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, she became the youngest skater and first black woman to make a U.S. Olympic short track speedskating team .The star celebrated her 22nd birthday en route to Beijing with her Team USA friends surprising her with balloons and cheers during the flight. She was the second-ever African-born athlete to represent the U.S. in the Winter Olympics. "I just try to be a good example whenever I can. Especially with young black girls, with the winter Olympics you don't see a whole lot of diversity so I hope I can be someone who they can see and be like, oh, maybe I'll go out and try one of these sports. That would be awesome," She said. You can cheer on Biney during the Feb. 7 quarterfinals of the women's 500m short track event. Meanwhile, Jackson makes her debut in Beijing on Feb. 12 in the women's 500m long track event.