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See how the ladies of the ‘Final Five’ won their Gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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See Simone Biles’ road to Rio unfold on Instagram.

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From Tommie and John’s Black Power salute to Gabby Douglas becoming the first African American to win an individual gymnastics title, here are some of the most memorable moments for African Americans in the Olympics.

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From Tommie and John’s Black Power salute to Gabby Douglas becoming the first African American to win an individual gymnastics title, here are some of the most memorable moments for African Americans in the Olympics.

The three Shepard sisters refuse to let their situation stop them living out their dreams as becoming track stars.

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Coppin State's track & field star Christina Epps is headed to the 2016 Olympics!

Simone Biles will make her Olympic debut with vet Gabby Douglas on the 2016 U.S. gymnastics team.

After being carried off the track at her last meet, Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards-Ross is leaning on God to qualify for the final Olympic games of her career. A hamstring injury at the American Track League meet in Atlanta earlier this month resulted in the previous 400 meter gold medalist missing out on the […]

Angel Rice says that her dream is to compete in the Olympics. She credits her mom for teaching her everything she knows.

  Track and field star Alice Coachman, who in 1948 became the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic games, died…

If winning two Olympic gold medals and being one of the only African Americans to do it weren’t enough of an overachievement, add publishing two…