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Yesterday, 26 year-old actress, Danielle Brooks posted a stunning swimsuit photo on Instagram to not only give a shout out to the plus size swimwear line, Monif C., but she was also making it known that she was crossing one very important goal off of her bucket list – learning how to swim.
Swimming has been a dreaded activity for most women within the black community. As children, little black girls are always told not to get their hair wet because the aftermath of a few hours of fun in the water will amount to loads of tears later. As a result of constantly having to sit on the sidelines while our non-black friends enjoyed the pool, some of us never learned how to swim. Well, Brooks isn’t letting hair issues, fear, or anything else deter her from achieving this goal. She even covered up her hair with a swimmers cap. We get it girl, protect that mane!
Even though the, Orange is the New Black, star looks incredibly cute in her cut out bathing suit, her determination to learn how to do something as an adult, that most learn as children , totally trumps her rockin’ suit. She’ll certainly be ready for tons of pool parties this summer.
At what age did you learn how to swim?
