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Simone Biles leads the U.S. women into the gymnastics team final as part of an action-packed slate Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here is a guide of what to look out for: Biles in gymnastics team final despite injury The 27-year-old Biles is in the lineup to compete in
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The gymnast who Simone Biles fears the most is a Black woman from Brazil — Rebeca Andrade. “Rebeca Andrade. She scares me the most,” Biles said in her documentary,
A career pivot is one of the most intimidating things you can do, especially when you’re considering leaving a career in which you are firmly established. Perhaps you’re not even sure if pivoting is the right move, or if it is, you’re not sure how to prepare for it or
If you sit next to Peter Shankman on a plane, you might as well take your headphones off for the remainder of the trip. That’s how long he plans to talk to you, until he knows everything about you. The former journalist, who identifies as neurodiverse with both autism and
In 2016, during the Rio Olympic Summer Games, Team Nigeria famously arrived for the opening ceremony in simple white and green tracksuits. Their actual opening ceremony kits failed to arrive in time. By the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Black-owned sportswear brand Actively Black, founded by former professional basketball player Lanny
Beauty, wellness and confidence are interrelated. It’s difficult to have one without the others. Shreda Brown derives even deeper meaning from the health and wellness industry. Her new spa, Esther’s Chamber Bath and Spa House, serves as a sanctuary where inner and outer wellness go hand-in-hand, with a mission to empower
Because of the 2018 movie Green Book, many people have at least a passing familiarity with The Negro Motorist Green Book. That book series was published from 1936 to 1966. As road conditions improved, Americans’ mobility increased and there was a need for people to know about areas beyond their
Researching American Indian Records The 1896 Applications, Dawes Final Rolls and Guion Miller Roll, taken 1896-1909, each provide significant genealogical information when researching American Indian records but can often be confusing. Discuss the differences and importance of each with Debra Osborne Spindle, Ph.D., retired librarian from the Research Division of
Adjoa Andoh is opening up about her experience on the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton” and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” The actress, who plays Lady Danbury in the “Bridgerton” universe, revealed in a recent episode of the Stirring it Up podcast that she does not yet feel “empowered” in her
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment. During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David
Simone Biles leads the U.S. women into the gymnastics team final as part of an action-packed slate Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Here is a guide of what to look out for: Biles in gymnastics team final despite injury The 27-year-old Biles is in the lineup to compete in
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The gymnast who Simone Biles fears the most is a Black woman from Brazil — Rebeca Andrade. “Rebeca Andrade. She scares me the most,” Biles said in her documentary,
A career pivot is one of the most intimidating things you can do, especially when you’re considering leaving a career in which you are firmly established. Perhaps you’re not even sure if pivoting is the right move, or if it is, you’re not sure how to prepare for it or
If you sit next to Peter Shankman on a plane, you might as well take your headphones off for the remainder of the trip. That’s how long he plans to talk to you, until he knows everything about you. The former journalist, who identifies as neurodiverse with both autism and
In 2016, during the Rio Olympic Summer Games, Team Nigeria famously arrived for the opening ceremony in simple white and green tracksuits. Their actual opening ceremony kits failed to arrive in time. By the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Black-owned sportswear brand Actively Black, founded by former professional basketball player Lanny
Beauty, wellness and confidence are interrelated. It’s difficult to have one without the others. Shreda Brown derives even deeper meaning from the health and wellness industry. Her new spa, Esther’s Chamber Bath and Spa House, serves as a sanctuary where inner and outer wellness go hand-in-hand, with a mission to empower
Because of the 2018 movie Green Book, many people have at least a passing familiarity with The Negro Motorist Green Book. That book series was published from 1936 to 1966. As road conditions improved, Americans’ mobility increased and there was a need for people to know about areas beyond their
Researching American Indian Records The 1896 Applications, Dawes Final Rolls and Guion Miller Roll, taken 1896-1909, each provide significant genealogical information when researching American Indian records but can often be confusing. Discuss the differences and importance of each with Debra Osborne Spindle, Ph.D., retired librarian from the Research Division of
Adjoa Andoh is opening up about her experience on the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton” and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” The actress, who plays Lady Danbury in the “Bridgerton” universe, revealed in a recent episode of the Stirring it Up podcast that she does not yet feel “empowered” in her
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment. During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David
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