Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas will soon add author to her name. Gabby will release an inspirational memoir called “Grace, Gold and Glory, My Leap of Faith”, which will be coming out in December. The book will chronicle the 16-year-old’s early life, how she left her family in Virginia at age 12 to train 3,000 miles […]
I’m so happy for Gabby Douglas! Her belief in Jesus, her hard work and her determination are being recognized by her hometown in a big way. When I say big, I mean a really big wall painted with her picture on it! The gold-medal-winning gymnast was honored by her hometown of Virginia with a giant […]
Last night First Lady Michelle Obama and Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, hung out with Jay Leno; talking about health eating, as well as McDonald’s. It was a joy to watch this pair of American icons on Leno’s couch last night. I laughed and I cried because it was a beautiful image of history for African-Americans. […]
Spelman College, one of the most prestigious universities in the country, has been officially recruiting Olympic superstar Gabby Douglas. School president Beverly Daniel Tatum flew to London to meet with Douglas and her mother and gave her a Spelman gift bag! Tatum stated that, “A young woman who has demonstrated the drive and discipline needed […]
Less than 18 hours after winning gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition at the London Olympics, Gabby Douglas was already on the cover of…
Despite of all the negative comments surrounding her, women’s gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas says she likes her hairstyle just fine! Sunday, the 16-year-old said she was a little confused about the comments about her hair because she just made history but people are focused on her hair! Gabby says that she uses gel, clips […]
Gabby Douglas earned her second Olympic gold medal and became the first African-American Olympics all-around gold medalist for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team! After winning the Women’s Gymnastics All-Around event in London on Thursday, Douglas praised God for her amazing win. She took to Twitter and tweeted: “Let all that I am praise the LORD; […]
Gabby Douglas earned her second Olympic gold medal and became the first African-American Olympics all-around gold medalist for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team! We’ll be seeing a whole lot of 16-year-old Gabby; especially on the cover of Corn Flakes!
16-year-old Gabby Douglas just became the first African-American woman to win an all-around gold medal in gymnastics topping silver medalist Viktoria Komova of Russia. Douglas becomes the U.S.’s third-straight gold medalist in this event. Nastia Liukin won the overall gold in Beijing in 2008, and Carly Patterson won the event in Athens in 2004. Congrats Gabby Douglas! […]
