RIP Tori Bowie (Track Star)

Agree with you 100%. I’ll say as a counterpoint, for folks who grow up in and around abject poverty and despair for 18 years and it’s so normalized that when you get out and see another slice of the country where folks ain’t looking over their shoulder 24/7, the buildings aren’t abandoned and decaying, the streets aren’t filled with potholes, man you think if you get out of that, to college, then to a career, it’s all going to be fine! And then the reality of the game hits you, and it’s like the first real punch you ever absorbed and you don’t know how to react. And if you’re lucky, there’s someone there to help you up, walk with you away from the situation, and encourage you that tomorrow’s another day and it’ll be better than today. But, some folks don’t have that person in their life. Let to their own mind, and not getting any indication that it can and will be better, they spiral.

Yea I feel you, everybody is not born with two parents and live to see both of them keep their wedding

vows...but I do notice the bruhs that have to really come up on their own... when they know how to

keep pushing through, and dont give up, always look back and say..


NOW I KNOW why I had to go through that... but you will never get to that moment if you

give in instead of push forward..

what you saying is real, being a product of your environment is real no matter

who you are.. thats why Im grateful for the internet tho, because many bruhs out there,

that never heard if they dont control their minds and emotions, somebody will control it

for them and it will be to the person advantage who is doing the controlling,

Once you control your own thoughts and master your emotions... aint no person taking

advantage of you ever again and life becomes so much sweeter..

I do hear your point tho and I concur!!
 
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Being a black man in America can beat you down to the point where you look inward and think you’re the problem when you’re not, and that’s my POV of having to live and work with and around WPP, many of whom will agree you to cover for their own shortcomings, their lack of smarts, or blaming you and what you aren’t for why you didn’t get that promotion, that job, are stagnant in your career, when all along, and once you finally look behind the curtain, you find out the game was rigged all along and you never had a shot, because you aren’t the bosses friends sons son or cousin or golf buddy or political donor. That’s just one example of what drives brothas to the edge.


Don't Ask me how I know...
 
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That sucks. Depression is a bitch. I know because I'm dealing with this shit right the fuck now, but what I won't do is attempt suicide.

Why? God has shown me that I can't trust what I think I know. I think I know a gunshot to the Head will kill me. God has shown me how that can be wrong.

Just my mother fucking luck I shoot myself in the head with a bullet and it Caroms off a bone in my skull and I fucking live.

I'm a vegetable, but I live. But I live a much more fucked up life than I was living before. Now I'm quadriplegic. Now I couldn't kill myself if I mother fucking wanted to.

Tomorrow has the probability of possibilities. You could win the lottery. You could meet the love of your life. Give tomorrow a chance
When I'm in a bad way, music help me process


This one helps me acknowledge when something is wrong and I'm unconscious to it or repressing.
 
not suicide...family says heart gave out...like everyone else's since 2022...brah
I aint on no anti vax shit...and I got the shots plus the booster....but some odd shit seems to be going on...and yes, I know healthy fit people dropping dead all of a sudden aint new, but the frequency seems to have increased (or maybe we are paying more attention but I dont think so)...I dont think its thousands upon thousands like the anti vaxxers be saying but something seems to be going on

On some sites they mentioned depression with her but if the family is saying no suicide then I guess we can rule that out
 

Don't Ask me how I know...

This is heavy. And deep. And poignant. And real. Appreciate you sharing it, my first time ever hearing it, so relatable to me and thinking on older black men in my family, mills worker, auto workers, UNION members, still dealt with the types of pain discussed in this song.
 
at the 1:45 mark "HIS" SMH all respect... they need to proof read before putting something out.. This was a tragic event which happened with Tori. :crying:
They use A.I. to narrate those videos and work from home folks to type it so a lot of erors.

This is sad she deserved her flowers before this but I hope she gets some acknowledgement love from the T&F world.
 
Actually 3 black U.S. Olympic medalists have died this week..

Tori Bowie, 32


Ralph Boston, 83 -
gold (long jump) @ 1960 Olympics

Calvin Davis, 51 - bronze (400m hurdles) @ 1996 Olympics
 

GOLD MEDALIST TORI BOWIEDIED FROM CHILDBIRTHAt Home In Bed​

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In what has made a tragic death even harder to handle, gold medalist track star Tori Bowie was pregnant and in labor at the time she died ... TMZ has learned.

According to the coroner's report, obtained by TMZ, 32-year-old Bowie was found dead in bed at her Florida home on May 2. The report states she died from complications of childbirth, was about 8 months pregnant and "undergoing labor" when she passed.

TMZ broke the story -- Bowie's loved ones became concerned after they'd gone several days without hearing from her and called cops to do a welfare check on the young athlete. When deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office entered her home, they found Tori deceased.

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Tori won three medals ... including one gold as a member of the women's 4x100 meter relay team, a silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200-meter dash.

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In 2017, Tori was declared the world's fastest woman -- winning the 100-meter dash at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London with a blistering time of 10.85 seconds.
At the time of her death, Tori's management team told us, "We've lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister," the sports agency said. "Tori was a champion … a beacon of light that shined so bright! We're truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends."
 

GOLD MEDALIST TORI BOWIEDIED FROM CHILDBIRTHAt Home In Bed​

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In what has made a tragic death even harder to handle, gold medalist track star Tori Bowie was pregnant and in labor at the time she died ... TMZ has learned.

According to the coroner's report, obtained by TMZ, 32-year-old Bowie was found dead in bed at her Florida home on May 2. The report states she died from complications of childbirth, was about 8 months pregnant and "undergoing labor" when she passed.

TMZ broke the story -- Bowie's loved ones became concerned after they'd gone several days without hearing from her and called cops to do a welfare check on the young athlete. When deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office entered her home, they found Tori deceased.

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Tori won three medals ... including one gold as a member of the women's 4x100 meter relay team, a silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200-meter dash.

bb7a411a80aa404d831fa4c40e025329_md.jpg



In 2017, Tori was declared the world's fastest woman -- winning the 100-meter dash at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London with a blistering time of 10.85 seconds.
At the time of her death, Tori's management team told us, "We've lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister," the sports agency said. "Tori was a champion … a beacon of light that shined so bright! We're truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends."
No word from the soon to be father or did the baby survive?
 

GOLD MEDALIST TORI BOWIEDIED FROM CHILDBIRTHAt Home In Bed​

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In what has made a tragic death even harder to handle, gold medalist track star Tori Bowie was pregnant and in labor at the time she died ... TMZ has learned.

According to the coroner's report, obtained by TMZ, 32-year-old Bowie was found dead in bed at her Florida home on May 2. The report states she died from complications of childbirth, was about 8 months pregnant and "undergoing labor" when she passed.

TMZ broke the story -- Bowie's loved ones became concerned after they'd gone several days without hearing from her and called cops to do a welfare check on the young athlete. When deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office entered her home, they found Tori deceased.

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Tori won three medals ... including one gold as a member of the women's 4x100 meter relay team, a silver in the 100-meter dash and bronze in the 200-meter dash.

bb7a411a80aa404d831fa4c40e025329_md.jpg



In 2017, Tori was declared the world's fastest woman -- winning the 100-meter dash at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London with a blistering time of 10.85 seconds.
At the time of her death, Tori's management team told us, "We've lost a client, dear friend, daughter and sister," the sports agency said. "Tori was a champion … a beacon of light that shined so bright! We're truly heartbroken and our prayers are with the family and friends."

 
Why are people saying she harmed herself? Nobody knows. Please people, don't propagate rumours.

people were saying things about this sister without knowledge of the situation, please stay off the rumor mill




The News
The track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death, according to an autopsy report shared with The New York Times. The autopsy lists respiratory distress and eclampsia as possible complications. Frentorish Bowie, or Tori for short, a sprinter who competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and won a silver medal in the 100 meters, a bronze in the 200 meters and a gold in the 4x100-meter relay, died at age 32. It was days before she was found. Her death was confirmed by U.S.A. Track & Field on May 3. No cause of death or exact date of death was known. There were no signs of foul play. Pre-eclampsia, a dangerous condition characterized by high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy, can turn into eclampsia, a rare and severe complication characterized by seizures and the onset of a coma. Many studies have shown a greater risk of pre-eclampsia among Black women in the United States. One of Bowie’s Olympic teammates, Allyson Felix, underwent an emergency C-section because of severe pre-eclampsia.

RIP to the sister, she died alone without any help at her side
 
people were saying things about this sister without knowledge of the situation, please stay off the rumor mill




The News
The track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor at the time of her death, according to an autopsy report shared with The New York Times. The autopsy lists respiratory distress and eclampsia as possible complications. Frentorish Bowie, or Tori for short, a sprinter who competed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and won a silver medal in the 100 meters, a bronze in the 200 meters and a gold in the 4x100-meter relay, died at age 32. It was days before she was found. Her death was confirmed by U.S.A. Track & Field on May 3. No cause of death or exact date of death was known. There were no signs of foul play. Pre-eclampsia, a dangerous condition characterized by high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy, can turn into eclampsia, a rare and severe complication characterized by seizures and the onset of a coma. Many studies have shown a greater risk of pre-eclampsia among Black women in the United States. One of Bowie’s Olympic teammates, Allyson Felix, underwent an emergency C-section because of severe pre-eclampsia.

RIP to the sister, she died alone without any help at her side


thanks...for stopping the bullshit rumors..and posting real info.. For the board..brah
 
I didn't read the whole thread but please tell me that you niggas haven't dismissed medical racism in this situation?

I mean, the legendary Serena Williams almost died in childbirth.
I believe it which is why black women should have a doula natural child birth.
 
My friend is a doula. If anyone needs information or has someone in Ohio in need just hit me up. I'll have to ask her if she travels, but I believe she does
Thank you.....I'll keep that in mind if a women in ohio needs a doula.
 
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