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Figure skating in Harlem

Jet, April 22, 2002

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Caption: Sarah Hughes (c), the reigning Olympic gold medalist in women's figure skating, congratulates students at Figure Skating In Harlem during its 5th annual ice show in Harlem, NY. This year's event, with the theme, Disco Divas On Ice, paid a special tribute to pioneering Black figure skater Mabel Fairbanks, who died last year. Olympian Tai Babilonia and Atoy Wilson, national and international skater who was the first Black to win a national title in 1966, both proteges of Fairbanks, presented awards in Fairbanks' honor. Figure Skating In Harlem, the only program of its kind in the nation, is a non-profit figure skating and education program for Black and Latina girls. The students, ages 6 to 16, sign a contract pledging to maintain at least a B average in school.

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