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Gabby Douglas‘ hometown of Virginia Beach couldn’t be more proud her! A mural of the history-making Olympic gold medalist was painted in Virginia by Eric Lindbergh, who reportedly spent four days painting the 9-by-30 foot mural. “WOW!!! This is amazing!! #so honored,” Douglas tweeted. RELATED: Is Gabby Douglas Going To Spelman? Beyonce Thanks Gold Medalist […]

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As two of the world’s most famous living sprinters, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and America’s Carl Lewis should be celebrating each other, but instead they’re throwing shots at one another. Soon after winning gold in the 200 meters at the London Olympics for 100 and 200 titles at back-to-back games, Bolt said he had lost all […]

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Could 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas be heading to Atlanta to attend Spelman College? TMZ is reporting that Spelman College president Beverly Daniel Tatum is in London attending the Olympics and made a point to give the history-making gymnast a Spelman gift bag containing a congratulatory note, school t-shirt and a CD containing a […]

Follow @vedahoward Welcome to today’s Entertainment Report from the K.D. Bowe Show! Andrae Crouch is celebrated on BET’s Sunday Best, Olympic Track and Field records are broken and much more, right here on mypraiseatl.com! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN: Thanks to all the fans for supporting and believing. You have been a part of the journey.. […]

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Gabby Douglas appeared on NBC’s Today show this morning, one day after the 16-year-old gymnast made Olympic history by becoming the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in the women’s all-around gymnastics final. Gabby talked about the long road she traveled to get to the 2012 Olympics, getting a congratulatory call from President […]

Yesterday, Gabby Douglas became the first African-American woman to win the all-around gymnastics gold medal in the Olympics. Family, friends, fans and even a few celebrities expressed their joy in seeing Gabby take the ultimate prize in world gymnastics. Beyonce posted a message on her tumblr page congratulating Gabby and thanking her for inspiring us […]

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Gabrielle Douglas has made history, becoming the first black woman to win the all-around gold medal for women’s gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics! Nicknamed the Flying Squirrel, the 16-year-old Virginia Beach native earned her second Olympic gold medal and became the first African-American Olympics all-around gold medalist by beating the competition with her high-flying […]

Last month former boxing champ Evander Holyfield was evicted from his Fayette County mansion. Now the broke boxer is set to auction several of his most prized possessions, including the bronze Olympic medal he won at the 1984 Summer Games. Also up for grabs: championship rings and belts; gloves, trunks and robes worn inside the […]

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By Oretha Winston at Elev8.com Africans Americans have always had the heart of  Olympiads. I have been watching and cheering on the  the American team at the Olympics with pride the last few nights.  It called to mind the past winners. There have been many that  etched their places on podiums that should never be […]