PCR student-athlete Rakimah and Coach Nick interview Arshay Cooper, founder of A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund. They learn how he came to the sport of rowing, the lessons in leadership he learned as the Captain of Maley Crew, the first all-Black high school rowing team, and what he's enjoyed most about promoting his new book, Let Me Be Real With You.

Rowing Pieces is the student-led podcast of Philadelphia City Rowing’s media and communication internship. Students are building communication and outreach skills that support success in college and career pathways.

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