Tens of millions of people have seen UCLA senior Sophina DeJesus whip, nae nae and handspring her way to a gymnastics tour de force (yes, that video). Resmovits goes beyond the viral video in this profile—probing into DeJesus’ family history, and looking at what it’s like to be a woman of color in the lily-white world of gymnastics.
The UCLA Gymnast Who Became a Viral Sensation
Joy Resmovits | Los Angeles Times | February 11, 2016 | 4,309 words
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