A Most Beautiful Thing

The rarefied, overwhelming white sport of rowing has only ever had a few Black athletes, let alone entire teams. And the first all-black high school rowing team at Manley High School in the 1990s almost didn’t happen. A new documentary about them called “A Most Beautiful Thing” is based on the memoir by Arshay Cooper, one of the team’s captains. (Photo Credit: Arshay Cooper) (Originally aired March 22nd, 2021)