Ghanaian-American Maame Biney Is the First Black Woman to Qualify for the USA Olympic Speedskating Team

        Ghanaian-American Maame Biney Is the First Black Woman to Qualify for the USA Olympic Speedskating Team
    The 17-year-old has just made history—and we're here for it.
Antoinette Isama
December 18, 2017
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Ghanaian-American Maame Biney Is the First Black Woman to Qualify for the USA Olympic Speedskating Team

The 17-year-old has just made history—and we're here for it.

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