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Former Ice Skater Dr. Debi Thomas Is Getting Iyanla Vanzant to ‘Fix Her Life’
As a young black girl with a love for ice skating, Dr. Debi Thomas was one of my heroes. Thomas was the first black person to medal in the Winter Olympics, and even after her ice-skating career, she went on to medical school at Stanford University and became an orthopedic surgeon. But apparently Thomas has…
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These Black Girls Rock in Gymnastics: Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas Win Big at World Championships
On Thursday, Simone Biles became the first woman to win three consecutive titles at the World Gymnastics Championships, and standing next to her on the podium was Gabby Douglas, who came in second place. “Everyone wanted the three-peat and I wanted it, so tonight I felt the pressure and it wasn’t my best meet,” Biles…
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White House Shoots Down Idea That Police Aren’t Policing and Violence Has Increased Because of Cop Criticism
FBI Director Ties Scrutiny, Rise in Violent Crime As news organizations revealed new data on driving and even walking while black, FBI Director James B. Comey said the additional scrutiny and criticism of police might have led to an increase in violent crime in some cities as officers have become less aggressive. Comey’s statement Friday…
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Keep Your Hair Fly and Your Heart Rate High With These Tips
If you had to choose between your “too fly, gotta keep it dry” hairdo and your “tight and right” figure, which one would you pick? Unfortunately, when it comes to African-American women, about 2 out of every 5 prioritize their hair. I get it, the average blowout runs about $50, so spending that every week on…
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Al Roker’s Weather Channel Show Canceled After Tense Emails Over Katrina-Anniversary Coverage
Weatherman Challenged Downplaying of Anniversary Weatherman Al Roker’s “Wake Up With Al” show on the Weather Channel is being canceled. Perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, the cancellation followed a dispute between Roker and David Clark, president of The Weather Company’s TV division, over a decision to downplay the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. The station…
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Simone Biles Wins 3rd Consecutive US Gymnastics Championship Title
Simone Biles may be only 4 feet 9 inches tall, but over the weekend she proved to be a force to be reckoned with at the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Texas native pulled a three-peat as she won the U.S. women’s gymnastics championship. Biles recorded her best-ever scores at a…
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Black America Knows What Real Patriotism Looks Like
It used to happen every Fourth of July. Our homeowners association would place little, cheap American flags on each lawn, and every year, ours ended up in the trash. Every. Year. My parents—born in America, raised in America, the only country they’ve ever known and will know, who had no desire to leave and will…
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Tinder: Where The Dreams Of Meeting My Bougie Black Prince Go To Die
Within the past 48 hours, I’ve decided I’m going to be chaste and devote my life to God, because this dating thing is entirely too much. It should be noted that for the most part, I hate dating. I hate the horse-and-pony show aspect of the early stages, the faux nonchalance, the job interview feel…
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5 Things You Should Know About Trevor Noah
When Comedy Central announced Monday that South African comedian Trevor Noah would replace Jon Stewart as the next host of The Daily Show, the collective response around the country seemed to be “Trevor who?” After all, the 31-year-old comic only joined the show as a regular correspondent in December and has appeared three times since.…
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Cheekie Does SXSW: Part 2
Monday, March 16th I woke up early to plant my butt in line for the second #SXSWFilm Keynote I wanted to go to: RZA. For those of you who may not know and are wondering why he gave a film-based keynote speech, RZA is a pretty talented film composer (I believe his most famous work…