“I just want to integrate a sport that really needs some integration,” Charles Kithcart said with more than a twinge of frustration in his voice. Kithcart is the founder of African Diaspora Maritime, a North Carolina-based organization dedicated to getting more African Americans involved in yacht racing, a sport that tends to be cultural shorthand [...]
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