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Gabby Douglas
The Uplift
Ibtihaj Muhammad talks diversity, body image and, of course, Barbie
The Olympian says she is honored and humbled to be part of Mattel’s Shero doll line
Culture
Queen Harrison, Nzingha Prescod and Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe talk rocking their natural curls
Why hair isn’t an issue for these athletes
Sports
Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas do backflips over the competition for 50 Greatest Black Athletes
From breaking ground to athletic dominance, these gymnasts belong in the top 10
Sports
50 greatest black athletes
We teamed up with SurveyMonkey for a public ranking of the 50 greatest black athletes of all time.
Culture
Nike launches ‘EQUALITY’ campaign
with film to air during the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
Sports
Dear Fellow White People
White privilege is a thing. And Rio was the perfect example
The Uplift
Disabled and empowered — Why I’m championing strong black female athletes
The empowerment one writer feels specifically as a disabled woman
Sports
Let’s talk Ryan Lochte
A 32-year-old ‘kid’?
Culture
Black women, hair and Olympic power
America’s best female athletes are doing us proud in Rio, yet their hair still makes folks crazy. Enough already