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A young Black woman named Rachel Richardson is a victim, but she's also more than that. She's a hero surrounded by a lot of people who failed her. The latest column from

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In the BYU-Duke volleyball story, a racist, a plethora of failures, and a hero | Opinion

An ugly moment at a Duke-BYU volleyball game featured a number of people who failed, but also a hero in Blue Devils player Rachel Richardson.

2:30 AM · Aug 28, 2022

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Everyone who heard this guy failed Her. No one acted including her coaches

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Nobody else heard the slur except for her… Nobody on her team, on BYU’s team, in the stands or on video or audio, nothing… Maybe she heard something she thought was racial, idk but she’s the only one that heard it.

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Despicable is an understatement!!

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Don’t seem very Christian of them…

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should be ashamed of themselves for not standing up for this girl. Tells you all you need to know about both institutions.

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I agree. Considering that Duke men's basketball has made a financial killing off of young Black athletes. So as long as you're raking in the millions, you're safe. Yet a sport like volleyball which doesn't can be left to its own devices. Duke should hold their head down in shame

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Why any person of color would go to BYU is beyond me. This is at least the 5th reported and verified incident i was able to find with minimal research and BYU puts out the same “statement” after every incident. Disgusting!!!

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She plays for Duke. There's usually teams from two different schools in matches. But even if she'd matriculated at BYU, did she deserve that treatment? No.

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They won’t be happy until all the black talent are at HBCUs.