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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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Everything You Need to Know About African Americans in the Olympics, Then and Now
Sit back and learn everything you need to know about Black Folks and the Olympics this year and the past
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Coco Gauff Forced to ‘Advocate’ For Herself Against Chair Umpire During Olympics Match
The American tennis star lost her third round match at the 2024 Paris Olympics after challenging the chair umpire over a disputed call.
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These Are the Black Athletes To Watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Coco Gauff, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Jordan Chiles are some of the Black American Olympians we’re keeping an eye on at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Tennis Olympian Chris ‘The Mayor’ Eubanks
Eubanks has quickly risen to the top as a prominent tennis player.
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Serena Williams On How A Man Who ‘Ghosted’ Her Also Fueled Her Desire to Become a Champion
In her new docuseries, the 23-time Grand Slam champ talks about why she wanted one person in particular to remember her name.
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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Tennis Olympian Coco Gauff
The young tennis champ will represent U.S. in this year’s Paris Summer Olympics.
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What Inspired Serena Williams’ Famous On-Court Grunt?
The tennis great says she modeled her noises during play after a tennis legend.
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A Peek Inside Serena and Venus Williams’ Mother’s Beautiful California Estate
The tennis stars blessed their mom with the ultimate Mother’s Day gift, a sun-filled, seven-bedroom L.A. area home.