When Disney Channel announced it optioned for a film about Little League champ and memoirist Mo’ne Davis, we were beyond excited about it! The film, tentatively…

  Another young woman has joined the ranks of great Black gymnasts, and you won’t believe you haven’t heard of her before. If anyone asks…

  Gabby Douglas may only be a teenager, but  at this point she’s lived a few lifetimes! Essence.com is reporting that Miss Gabby will be…

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Gabrielle Douglas is exactly what #winning looks like. Prior to her Olympic triumphs, Gabrielle Douglas was crowned the 2004 Gymnastics State Champion in Virginia, which…

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Looks like someone got smart and greedy-at the same damn time! A business student at Fordham University trademarked “Flying Squirrel” before Gabby Douglas was back on American soil for a mere $325. LIKE Us On Facebook And Keep Up On All Your Favorite Celebrity News   Student has no connection to Gabby or the Olympics. […]

Mostly via twitter, Gabby Douglas responds to haters who have critized her hair during her historic journey to become the first African American gymnast to win Olympic gold in the individual all-around competition. LIKE HOT 107.9 Philly On Facebook And Stay Updated On All Of Your Favorite Celebrities “I don’t know where this is coming from.Where […]

16-year-old Gabby Douglas just became the first African-American woman to win an all-around gold medal in gymnastics topping silver medalist Viktoria Komova of Russia. Douglas becomes the U.S.’s third-straight gold medalist in this event. Nastia Liukin won the overall gold in Beijing in 2008, and Carly Patterson won the event in Athens in 2004. Congrats Gabby Douglas! […]