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Retired baller Ken Griffey Sr. on why early detection saved his life why he shares prostate cancer story

Serena Williams trades tennis shoes for high heels at New York Fashion Week

The tennis star thrills the audience with her signature fall collection

ICYMI: Shaq does his best Teyana Taylor impression

Shaq takes a shot at ‘Fade’

Simone Biles’ mom wants to keep her daughter steady on the balance beam of life

Nellie Biles talks Simone’s ‘village,’ her training and raising an Olympian

‘Too Tall’ Jones: ‘Pay the price with hard work’

HBCU and NFL legend says football and business career are about being ready

Solange Knowles pens powerful essay on racial discrimination experience 

‘Many times the tone just simply says, I do not feel you belong here’

After the fall: An inner-city girls’ basketball tournament finds new life after 9/11

An espnW feature returns to New York to find hope after the attacks

From women to Serena Williams — ‘You’re phenomenal’

Women discuss how the queen of the court has impacted their lives

The sweetest spots of ‘Queen Sugar’

OWN is letting you into the black family dynamic and keeping end-of-summer drama going with new show