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Biopic About Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields Is Happening
Boxer Claressa Shields made history during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when she became the first U.S. boxer since 1904 to win two Olympic gold medals in the sport. And now her life is getting the biopic treatment from Universal Studios. According to Deadline, Universal acquired the rights to the Michigan native’s life story. At…
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Gabby Douglas Says That Despite Backlash, She Had a Fantastic Time in Rio
During this year’s Olympic Games, Gabby Douglas won a gold medal with Team USA, but she also received unfair criticism. From hearing comments about not showing enough enthusiasm and not putting her hand over her heart while the national anthem was played, you’d think that Douglas’ Olympic experience wasn’t a great one. But she says she…
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Carmelo Anthony Calls for National Unity After Team USA Basketball Win
The United States’ men’s basketball team made history Sunday by winning its third-straight gold medal when it beat Serbia 96-66. With a team of NBA All-Stars, led by Carmelo Anthony, the team proved to be untouchable during the Olympics. After the gold medal win, Anthony emotionally spoke about what the win meant for the team…
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The Politics of Lying White People and the Black People Who Bear the Burden
The worst whipping I ever received was when I was 8 years old. Among the draconian rules that governed my mom’s house was an archaic list of words she outlawed in the home. Along with the customary cusswords, for some reason, she forbade us from calling any other human being a “liar” or a “dog.” One…
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Media Turn on the Olympics’ ‘Ugly American’
“Swimmer Ryan Lochte was dubbed ‘The Ugly American’ on Friday as U.S. media turned on the once beloved Olympic champion, saying his made-up tale of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro played into the worst stereotypes of Americans abroad,” Jill Serjeant reported Friday for Reuters. But not all in the news media were…
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Watch: Al Roker Takes No Tea for the Fever on Ryan Lochte—‘He Lied’
In a video shot heard around the world, Al Roker was not trying to hear any defense of Ryan Lochte, the Olympic swimmer who apparently made up a fantastical story of being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil, starting a series of events now dubbed #Lochtegate. Roker, who was sitting on a beach in Ipanema covering…
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10 Things Afro-Brazilians Want You to Know
Back in 2002, according to the Estado do S. Paulo newspaper, former U.S. President George W. Bush reportedly asked Fernando Henrique Cardoso, then-president of Brazil, “Does Brazil have blacks, too?” For Brazilians, this statement showed a stunning ignorance of the country, which is the fifth largest in the world and is one of the seven-largest…