Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream
Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place for herself in a sport she grew to love.
From winning state championships to three-time All-America selections at Duke University, Ibtihaj was poised for success, but the fencing community wasn't ready to welcome her with open arms just yet. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on Team USA's saber fencing squad, Ibtihaj had to chart her own path to success and Olympic glory.
Proud is a moving coming-of-age story from one of the nation's most influential athletes and illustrates how she rose above it all.
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Ibtihaj is the first African-American Muslim fencer competing for team USA in the 2016 Olympic games. Especially during such a time of divide in the country, she has such resilience and determination to achieve her goal despite all the obstacles and hatred she faced for being Muslim in America.
I will say that the story is intriguing... but I wouldn't recommend this as an audiobook. She does narrate the book herself which is awesome to hear it in her voice, but it definitely sounds more like just reading than narrating.
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