olympics
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WATCH: Team USA’s Artistic Swimming Team Goes Viral Thanks To…Michael Jackson??
The ‘Smooth Criminal’ routine had the internet checking in on artistic swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Here’s All Team USA’s Black Olympians Who Won Medals in Paris
Simone Biles, Noah Lyles and Simone Manuel lead Team USA’s Olympic medalists in Paris.
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You Won’t Believe the Real Reason Serena Williams Was Turned Away From a Paris Restaurant
The internet takes sides in the battle between the tennis legend and a Paris hotel’s rooftop restaurant.
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Simone Biles Really Wants You to Stop Asking Her This Silly Question
After finishing her redemption tour at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the seven-time gold medalist celebrated her ‘Black job’ on social media.
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Simone Biles Claps Back at Haters, Black Twitter Goes off on Trump’s NABJ Visit, How Snoop Dogg Became America’s Sweetheart and More News about ‘The Culture’
A collection of the Root's best posts of the week in culture
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Black Women in Sports You Should Be Watching
With the 2024 Paris Olympics here, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, and many other Black women are in the middle of the sports world.
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Here’s Proof That the Olympics is Really Just One Big Crossover Episode
From Flavor Flav to Sarah Jessica Parker, this year's games brought stars you'd never imagine seeing together
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Prior To Saving an Olympian, Here’s all the Times Flavor Flav Saved the Day
At this point, the Public Enemy hype man might be more known for lending his helping hand than for his legendary music career
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Hilarious Snoop Dogg Shows off (Almost) Everything He’s Got in His Bag at the Paris Olympics
The "Gin and Juice" rapper shares the things he can't live without, including one surprising snack
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Simone Biles Has A New Unofficial Nickname For The U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team
The feisty new moniker is a directive at the the team's haters.