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Sanya Richards Ross

Gabby Douglas on the cover of Essence magazine

Gabby Douglas covers the Essence 'Women of the Year' issue

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
After appearing on one of Time magazine's Olympics-themed covers in July, Douglas is set to grace the December issue of Essence, appearing on one of the issue's two "Women of the Year" covers.
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Valorie Burton (center) discusses Allyson Felix and Gabrielle Douglas

Black women at the 2012 Olympics: A cure for reality television

Valorie Burton
OPINION - Sometimes I feel bombarded by the negative images of women who look like me on reality television. But two weeks of Olympics coverage was like a breath of fresh air complete with a cast of beautiful, triumphant black women...
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Gabby, Sanya and Maya

Black hair and the Olympics: Musing on the good, the fab and the pretty

Kirsten West-Savali
OPINION - Our sisters came, they saw and they conquered. And they looked damn good while they were doing it...
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Black American 2012 Olympic winners

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - theGrio congratulates African-Americans who have competed in the London Games, and recognizes black Americans who have earned medals...
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Richards-Ross scores 1st US track gold

Eddie Pells, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Disappointment, tears and that oh-so-unsatisfying color — bronze — are all in the past for Sanya Richards-Ross...
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Sanya Richards-Ross: World-class sprinter

theGrio
theGRIO VIDEO - Sanya Richards-Ross is a three-time Olympic medalist and hopes to earn her first individual gold medal at this summer's London Games...
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