Wisconsin’s only Black ski club works to diversify winter sports
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 27, 2023
MILWAUKEE — "We're the best-kept secret in America!"
Edna Abernathy is a founding member of the Ebony Ice Ski Club. The Milwaukee-based club was started in 1989 by Greg Patterson, Vickie Underwood, and Edna.
"The ultimate mission is to find and expose young people and people in general of color and get them on snow and winter sports," said Abernathy.
The Ebony Ice Ski Club is an offshoot of the National Brotherhood of Skiers; the second largest ski organization, second only to the Olympics.
"There were two African American . . .
