NEW YORK -- Every summer, children drown at local pools, beaches and rivers. That's why CBS2 is dedicating this week to water safety ... 5 to 19-year-olds who were Black were five times more ...

Thurman Thomas, from Tankproof, said Black people have been "robbed" of their connection to water. "We want to empower these kids to not be afraid, to reclaim that connection to water," he said.

Gullah-Geechee communities are defined, in part, by their proximity to the water. Many Black people ... Americans than among White people. Many Black children from low-income families have never ...

In 2016, she became the first Black athlete to make the U.S. Olympic team in water polo ... happy that playing the sport has helped her grow into someone who loves to inspire kids.” ...

which encourages Black and multiracial kids to participate in the sport. Coached by Terea Goodwin and Torrie Preciado, the team also spreads the word about water safety in their community.

For playing with a brightly coloured plastic water gun with his younger sibling ... bias which skews the perception of some children, particularly Black children, as being more ‘grown up ...