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She was the only one on the medal stand so moved ... And so during their podium moment in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, John Carlos and Tommie Smith saluted the flag with Black power fists.
stands atop an Olympic podium. To her right and left are two other Black women: Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles. Biles, who earned the silver medal, and Chiles who won Bronze, are both bowing.
Andrews is the first Black woman since 1988 to win a medal at the national championships. (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) “To be able to be the next African American woman to stand on a podium ...
“To be the next African American woman to stand on a podium is amazing ... the first U.S. Black figure skater to win an International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix medal in the series ...
becoming the first Black woman to win a medal in over three decades. Andrews, who finished fourth overall, was delighted to stand on the podium alongside Isabeau Levito, who won the gold medal ...