After a screening of the documentary “Breaking Boundaries,” shown as part of the 32nd Annual African Diaspora Film Festival, panelists discussed some of the issues covered in the film. Nastasya Generalova, who was raised by her Russian mother in California, spent her youth and teen years competing in rhythmic gymnastics, rising to one of the top spots in the U.S. Despite her successes, though, Generalova, whose absent father is African American, endured comments about her body and performance style.
“One little thing makes such a difference in the sport,” said Wendy Hilliard, founder of the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation and the first Black rhythmic gymnast to represent the U.S. internationally.
“It’s really difficult when you don’t have people [who] look like you,” said Alexis Page, a former Team USA rhythmic gymnast, now the program manager of athletics and fitness at Trinity Church Wall Street. “I was third in the country (as was Generalova). It’s lonely…
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