Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- Black women have for centuries been objectified and treated as spectacles, with every part of their anatomy, including their musculature and facial features, openly derided and insulted.

Icons like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams have been demeaned by the mainstream media and society, labelled monkeys, accused of being men, and their curves ridiculed.

South Africa's Mokgadi Caster Semenya is one of the greatest middle-distance track athletes to ever grace the 800-metre race.

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Since her professional debut in 2009, she has won two Olympic gold medals, in London 2012 and Rio 2016; three world championships; and dozens of Diamond Lea...