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From Mike Brown To Simone Biles: How Yesterday Exemplified Black America’s Complicated Relationship With America
“Complicated” has become a convenient catch-all to describe romantic relationships that seem to defy explanation. So much so that “it’s complicated” has become a popular way to synopsize them completely; distilling months, even years of context down to two words. It’s also frequently misused, as many — and perhaps even most — of the relationships…
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John Saunders of ESPN Dies at 61
“John Saunders, one of ESPN’s most visible and versatile commentators and a founding member of the board of directors for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, has passed away,” ESPN announced on Wednesday. “He was 61.” “Saunders died Wednesday morning,” A.J. Perez reported for USA Today. “The cause of Saunders’ passing was not immediately known,…
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Gabby Douglas Only Has 1 Job—and It Isn’t to Fix Her Hair to Please You
Let’s begin with what really matters: Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas, the first African American to win the individual all-around event at the Olympics in 2012, earned yet another gold medal last night as part of “the Final Five,” Team USA’s contingent of fierce, female gymnasts. This is Douglas’ third gold medal and her second…
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English Premier League Soccer, Anyone?
As I watch the 2016 Rio Olympics and struggle with the internal gymnastics (pun intended) of being “America, Fuck Yeah” and being UBER proud of our women’s gymanstics squad while simultaneously reading the news and wanting to immigrate, I’ve found myself feeling very international. Now, that’s a pretty easy thing for me to do. Hell,…
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In Another Astonishing Upset, Serena Williams Is Ousted From Rio Olympics
Serena Williams will not get the chance to defend her Olympic title after being ousted from the Games Tuesday following an astonishing upset, the Washington Post reports. In a match against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, Williams was defeated 6-4, 6-3. According to the Post, Williams committed some 37 unforced errors in comparison with Svitolina’s 17. Williams also…
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Simone Biles, Team USA Take Gold in Rio
The “Final Five,” Team USA’s women’s gymnastics team, claimed victory Tuesday, winning gold in the team competition in Rio, NPR reports, defending its title from the 2012 Games. The team, headlined by Simone Biles, crushed the competition, winning by an 8-point gap, with Russia trailing in second place. The United States’ final score was 184.897 points,…
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Gabby Douglas Cannot Advance to All-Around Finals in Gymnastics Because of '2 per Country' Rule
Pretty much everyone who is sane is all about the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, which is currently completely killing the game and owned the Olympic qualifiers Sunday. Unfortunately, as Cosmopolitan reports, Gabby Douglas, who wowed crowds in the 2012 Summer Olympics, taking home the gold in the individual and team all-around competitions, will not be…
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Leslie Jones’ Hilarious Live Tweets of the Olympics Got Her an Invitation to Rio
We’re so glad comedian Leslie Jones decided to come back to Twitter after racist trolls forced her to take a brief timeout from the social media platform. Jones, whose live-tweet hand is strong (check out her L.T.s for Game of Thrones), has been hilariously live-tweeting the Rio Olympics since day 1: Producer Mike Shoemaker took…
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Brazil’s New Black Power Movement
The new black power movement in Brazil is big. Brazil is known for its beautiful beaches, beautiful women, samba, sun and celebration. For decades, millions have enjoyed the music, food, dance and culture of the fifth-largest country in the world, especially now as the nation has taken center stage as host of the 2016 Olympics…