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PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it’s to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to fuel her MVP-level game. Apparently not everyone is a fan of it. Wilson recalled
Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band. It is a dexterity that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president,
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report for the city and a 2001 report by a state commission on
I was at the round kitchen table in my grandmother’s condo in Pittsburgh where she still lives at 90-something years old, and she was writing me another check. This one to replace the rent check that had been stolen from my mailbox and somehow cashed. “I want you to talk
When I ended my call with Stephanie Harrison, author of New Happy—a book that illustrates how, through generations of beliefs handed down to us, we’ve internalized false ideologies about happiness— she asked me a question no one I’ve interviewed has ever asked: “How can I support you in your life?”
The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you: I refuse. — NIkole Hannah-Jones On April 23, 1899, Georgia’s Caucasian citizenry gathered in Newnan to participate in one
This week, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published a new study that proves that youth does not protect people from developing cancer. Testing 34 types of cancer among 23 million adults in the U.S born between 1920 and 1990, the ACS’ research found that younger generations were more likely to
Congratulations are in order for Adut Akech. The model is expecting her first child with partner Samuel Elkhier. Akech, 24, revealed she’s pregnant in Vogue before sharing an Instagram post that included shots from her Vogue maternity shoot. “Beyond BLESSED, GRATEFUL and CANNOT wait to meet our bundle of joy!!!”
Simone Biles has made history as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history. During this year’s Olympic competition in Paris, Biles walked away with gold medals in the team all-around and the women’s all-around finals. The wins made her the owner of nine Olympic medals, of which six are
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it’s to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to fuel her MVP-level game. Apparently not everyone is a fan of it. Wilson recalled
Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band. It is a dexterity that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president,
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report for the city and a 2001 report by a state commission on
I was at the round kitchen table in my grandmother’s condo in Pittsburgh where she still lives at 90-something years old, and she was writing me another check. This one to replace the rent check that had been stolen from my mailbox and somehow cashed. “I want you to talk
When I ended my call with Stephanie Harrison, author of New Happy—a book that illustrates how, through generations of beliefs handed down to us, we’ve internalized false ideologies about happiness— she asked me a question no one I’ve interviewed has ever asked: “How can I support you in your life?”
The burden of working for racial justice is laid on the very people bearing the brunt of the injustice and not the powerful people who maintain it. I say to you: I refuse. — NIkole Hannah-Jones On April 23, 1899, Georgia’s Caucasian citizenry gathered in Newnan to participate in one
This week, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published a new study that proves that youth does not protect people from developing cancer. Testing 34 types of cancer among 23 million adults in the U.S born between 1920 and 1990, the ACS’ research found that younger generations were more likely to
Congratulations are in order for Adut Akech. The model is expecting her first child with partner Samuel Elkhier. Akech, 24, revealed she’s pregnant in Vogue before sharing an Instagram post that included shots from her Vogue maternity shoot. “Beyond BLESSED, GRATEFUL and CANNOT wait to meet our bundle of joy!!!”
Simone Biles has made history as the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history. During this year’s Olympic competition in Paris, Biles walked away with gold medals in the team all-around and the women’s all-around finals. The wins made her the owner of nine Olympic medals, of which six are
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