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Naa Oyo A. Kwate
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Nonfiction writer, James Beard Award winner for White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation. *Former* professor. Native plants proselytizer. Nearsighted. naaoyokwate.com
Late to my own party.
‘In September 2025, USA Cycling sent no Black riders to the Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda – the first time the competition, which has been running since 1921, has been held in Africa. Great Britain didn’t field any Black cyclists either.’

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www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
Naa Oyo A. Kwate | At the Roadside in Kigali
USA Cycling has said it is ‘committed to diversifying American bike racing and we want to see these Black athletes...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM