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Black athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics show off their beautiful bodies.

The two-time Olympian's mom, Natalie Hawkins, says the 20-year-old has been having a hard time dealing with a new wave of social media criticism.

It’s official — Simone Biles is the flyest chick in this gymnastics game. The 19-year-old American phenom has long been considered the best gymnast alive, and now she has the medals to prove it. On Thursday, she took home the gold medal for the women’s individual all-around gold medal at the Olympic games in Rio. […]

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On August 10, the young gymnast hopped on Twitter to apologize.

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See every Black Team USA medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The Olympian caught backlash when she unintentionally appeared unpatriotic during the national anthem.

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

Gabby Douglas is the picture of grace, power, and confidence in her Teen Vogue cover.

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https://twitter.com/ElaineWelteroth/status/733709580115542018 Teen Vogue is breaking barriers. The publication has hired its first Black editor-in-chief. On Thursday, Teen Vogue announced that Elaine Welteroth has been appointed editor-in-chief. The role was formerly held by Amy Astley. “Elaine, Marie and Phil are fearlessly at the forefront, inspiring young trendsetters with their sophisticated take on emerging fashion, beauty and […]

Plus, gymnasts Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas tell "TODAY" they are not rivals and the Internet comes for racist trolls who take issue with Old Navy's interracial family ad.

Plus, a Florida Spring Break party turns deadly, new lawyers for former NYPD cop Peter Liang file motion to get his charges dropped and a study confirms that "whiteness" dominates the environmental justice movement.