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U.S. Olympian Naya Tapper had dreams of playing football but found calling in rugby
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 day ago“I appreciate my coach for raising me up for the characteristics I have rather than putting me down...
What it means to be a Black Olympian representing the U.S. on the global stage
AOL· 6 days agoAt the Olympic Games this summer, Black athletes will take to the world stage in Paris outfitted in red, white and blue, representing the United States with stars and stripes ...
The Harriet Jacobs Project Resurrects the Story of a Young Black Woman Who Escaped Slavery and...
ARTnews· 5 days agoTwo Black women, Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers, approach the building with their hands clasped...
17-Year-Old Trans Girl Stabbed Repeatedly At Miami Airport
HuffPost via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoLast week, Jade Monique Thomas, a 49-year-old Black trans woman, was shot and killed near an Orlando...
Canadian gymnast Ellie Black pushes the envelope in her fourth Olympic Games
The Globe and Mail· 2 days agoEllie Black was once a non-factor on the uneven bars. The 28-year-old from Halifax will become the...
Canada's divers — in their first Olympics together — are 'over the moon' with bronze
National Post· 14 hours agoThis was the pair's first time competing together in an Olympic Games.
Black women start a movement to tackle their health crisis
CNN.com· 3 days agoAmong Black women ages 20 and older, more than half have heart disease, according to the American...
‘I made it’: 38 years after calling time on her Olympic dream in China, this ‘table tennis grandma’...
CNN Sports via Yahoo Canada Sports· 3 days ago“My dad was able to see his daughter qualify for the Olympics,” she says, visibly emotional. “He...
Lady Gaga is a Moulin Rouge show girl at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe custom look (which used natural molted feathers) featured a black body suit and low denier...
How it feels to compete in beach volleyball at the Olympics
National Post· 8 hours agoWATCH: Postmedia’s Rob Wong speaks with Canadian beach volleyball player and Petro-Canada FACE...