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Sha'Carri Richardson Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics, Reveals Recent Death of Mother
By: Alyssa Wilson Sha'Carri Richardson took social media and the world by storm after earning her place as part of the U.S. Track & Field contingent for the Tokyo Olympics. According to ESPN, she is competing in her first Olympic Trials at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The 21-year-old won
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Sha'Carri Richardson Won't Compete In Any Tokyo Olympics Events
Though her 30-day marijuana suspension will be up in time for one track and field race, the team did not select her to compete.
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Injury just another hurdle of life, says Hansle’s dad
Jumping over zinc fences and bearing the weight of old tyres as he ran up and down the hill of Cashew Lane in Port Morant, St Thomas, may have all contributed to the crowning of Hansle Parchment as the newest 110m hurdles Olympic champion....
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Tunisia: Swimming - Olympics / Olympic Champion Ayoub Hafnaoui Receives Warm Welcome in Tunis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A warm welcome was given to the Tunisian Olympic 400m freestyle champion, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui, on his return to Tunisia, after having registered his name in gold letters at the Tokyo-2020 Olympic Games.
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EBONY FWD Artist Tracy Guiteau: Infusing Uplifting Hidden Words in Her Work
Born to traditional Haitian parents in New York, artist Tracy Guiteau knew that art was her calling, one she had to reconcile with her parents' expectations of pursuing a career in nursing. Along with her studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Westminster in London, Gu
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Two Sisters Found Dead Under Georgia Bridge Believed To Be Homicide Victims - Blavity
According to the Rome News-Tribune, the sisters were identified as 19-year-old Vanita Nicole "Vera" Richardson and 30-year-old Truvenia Clarece
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
A little over 100 miles southwest of Sacramento in Santa Clara County, another African the top post of the region’s water utility last Richardson, Secretary, California Government Operations Agency
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Youth motivators want Jasmine Dean found
A three-year-old youth movement — the Jamaica Youth Motivators (JYM) — has taken on the challenge of seeking public support in keeping hope alive that missing University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, student Jasmine Dean will be
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Kenyatta Hands Over Flag to Team Kenya
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday bid farewell to Team Kenya athletes who will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and urged them to compete effectively and fairly.
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Richardson, Laura (1962- )
Born in Los Angeles on April 14, 1962, to a black father and white mother, Laura Richardson is currently congresswoman for the 37th congressional district, serving her first term. Her mother, Maryann Richardson, who was a member of the Teamsters labor union, raised Richardson by
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Georgia Law Officials Are Looking For Answers After Two Sisters Found Dead Under Bridge
Georgia law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in the tragic death of two stepsisters, Truvenia Campbell, 31, and Vanita
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Gabby Douglas Understands Naomi Osaka's Need to Protect Her Mental Health, Admits She's Still Recovering From Negative 2016 Olympic Coverage
Naomi Osaka's dedication to keeping her mental health in check, no matter the repercussions, has been applauded by fellow highly-decorated athlete, triple Gold Olympic medalist […]
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As Greens Reckon With Racism, Staff At A Major Group Challenge Pro-Trump Board Member | HuffPost
“In light of President Trump’s disturbing actions and words, we have deep, ongoing concerns over Mr. Ross’s failure to renounce his support for the President,” the letter
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'You Can’t Be Mad at That': Sha'Carri Richardson Seemingly Responds to Fellow Sprinter Gabby Thomas for Asking Black People to Not Boycott the Tokyo Olympics
Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will have to put her Olympic dreams on hold until the 2024 Games. It was previously announced that Richardson would not be […]
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Do you know that the first Black Africans to compete in the Olympics were Tswana tribesmen in 1904? - Face2Face Africa
Four years before South African athlete Reggie Walker became an Olympic champion in the 100 meters in London, two Tswana tribesmen Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiani informally participated in the 1904 St Louis Olympics and made history. Referred to as LenTau and Yasmani because officials could not
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Sha'Carri Richardson Ditches Orange Hair for Voluminous Natural Afro
Track star Sha’carri Richardson blew people away last week when she effortlessly crossed the 100m finish line in first place, making her a qualified candidate […]
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Kenya/Uganda: Uganda, S. Sudan Athletes to Grace Kenyan Olympic Trials
[Nation] Athletes from Uganda and South Sudan will compete in the country's Tokyo Olympic Games trials at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
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Track Star Sha'Carri Richardson Speaks Out About Failed Drug Test Results, Accepts One Month Suspension
The sports world was sent into a frenzy when news broke of Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension following her testing positive for marijuana shortly after qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and
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Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts into History and into Tokyo Olympics | Atlanta Daily World
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With lightning-like quickness and a will to dominate, Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Olympics in Tokyo. The 21-year-old native of Dallas, Texas, won the women’s 100-meter final during the U.S. Olympic Track
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Sha'Carri Richardson Promises to be World Champ — Next Year | Dallas Weekly
Richardson secured her spot at this month's Tokyo Olympics after winning the women's 100-meter race at the US Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon, last month. But her results were automatically disqualified because she tested positive for THC, and she will not be allowed to participate
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The rules are the rules - Stabroek News
Last Thursday, with the start of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics a mere three weeks away, the news broke that American sprint sensation Sha’Carri Richardson had tested positive for a chemical found in marijuana at the USA Olympic Trials, where she had blown away the field on 19th June, in a time of
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US sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test - Stabroek News
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (Reuters) - American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 metres at the Games after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis during her
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
Yolanda Richardson and Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, are officially assuming their roles as state government executives in Sacramento at a time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19
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Richardson bolts into history,Tokyo Olympics - Garland Journal
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire With lightning-like quickness and a will to dominate, Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Olympics in Tokyo. The 21-year-old native of Dallas, TX, […] The post Richardson bolts into history,Tokyo Olympics appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Sha'Carri Richardson Torches The Field In 100M Olympic Trials Just A Week After Her Mother Passed Away
The track star embraced her family immediately after she qualified for the Olympics.
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Retired nurse celebrates 95th birthday, thanks to local group –
Guests wearing facial masks were vigilant May 9, socially distancing themselves in the driveway to celebrate Lucille Huesner’s 95th
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Sha’Carri Richardson Bolts Into History And Into Tokyo Olympics - The Seattle Medium
Jumping out to a fast start, Richardson appeared to purposely slow down toward the end of the race and point toward the clock, which registered her dramatic timing. “Nobody knows what I go through,” Richardson said in a post-race interview with
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William Wells Brown: First African-American Novelist and Playwright
In 1847, while speaking to members of the Female Anti-Slavery Society of Salem, Ma., abolitionist William Wells Brown said, Were I about to tell you the evils of Slavery, to represent to you the Slave in his lowest degradation, I should wish to take you, one at a time, and whisper it to
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
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