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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start. All the hype aside, Richardson

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

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

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio What a difference a big network check makes. In the caption for the Instagram post announcing her long-awaited (for some fans anyway) return to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,”