Dominique Dawes became an Olympic champion in a gymnastics culture that often demanded pain and isolation. Thirty years later, she's trying to build something different: a culture rooted in joy, community, and belonging.
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Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of murder. https://bit.ly/3PXaSlo
The community of Royal, Florida, is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but not without restrictions. https://bit.ly/4xjPDen
A Texas jury on Tuesday convicted Karmelo Anthony of murder, rejecting the Black teen’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with another teen in a stadium’s bleachers last year. https://bit.ly/3PXaSlo
Through her academies, Dominique Dawes hopes to build a happier, more inclusive vision of gymnastics, one rooted in fun and community as much as competition. https://bit.ly/4xmgLt5
Climate change has nearly doubled the risk of extreme heat since the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994. And the people most exposed aren't the players. https://bit.ly/4vGDXkc
At this year’s Equity Ball in Washington, attendees celebrated Black queer culture in a show of the community’s resilience. https://bit.ly/43Asnev
For the first time, young Black men are dying by suicide at a higher rate than their white peers.
It’s a warning that public health officials have yet to match with resources. https://bit.ly/43BnyBK
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A new Louisiana law could subject unhoused people to fines, jail time, or even unpaid labor if they are found sleeping outdoors.
The National Homelessness Law Center says it is “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.” https://bit.ly/4ed9gNN
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Through her academies, she hopes to build a happier, more inclusive vision of gymnastics — one rooted in fun and community as much as competition.
For the first time, the rate is surpassing that of their white peers. It's a generational warning that public health officials have yet to match with resources.
