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#040 - Michael D. Green is of Jamaican descent and a Senior heavyweight rower at Dartmouth College. 

In this episode, we talked about:

• How he got into rowing [4:18]
• His thoughts on authenticity [13:22] 
• Michael’s insight on access-related inequities as a result of program cuts on diversity within rowing [16:32]
• Advice for younger rowers of color [21:04]
• Code switching [24:45]
• Advice for coaches to understand social issues about race [30:28]
• Ever feeling like the go-to race person for his rowing team [34:42]
• The biggest takeaway for YOU, the listener [43:00]

… and much more.

To get in touch with Michael, please reach him on Instagram @michael_d_green or on Twitter @thoughts_by_mdg 

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.

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