One of the nation’s best young lacrosse players confronts the lack of diversity in her sport

The moment Tiana Griffin began thinking differently about her lacrosse experiences arrived in July 2018 in a University of Maryland dorm room.

Griffin was listening to rap music with her roommates — one Black, one White — during a lunch break at a lacrosse camp that featured many of the D.C. area’s top players. The White girl asked a question: “If you can say [the n-word], how come I can’t call you that?” Read More