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Shirley Jo Finney, Theater Director and ‘Wilma’ Star, Dies at 74

Jaden Thompson Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and actor known for the 1975 TV biopic “Wilma,” died on Oct. 10 following an eight-month battle with cancer. She was 74.

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Serena Williams To Receive Jackie Robinson Sports Honor At This Year’s NAACP Image Awards

Tennis great Serena Williams will receive the Jackie Robinson Sports Award on Saturday during the 54th annual NAACP Image Awards, which are airing live on BET and simulcast across other Paramount Global networks including CBS, Comedy Central, MTV and VH1.

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Venus Williams Considers Life Beyond the Court

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefVenus Williams, whom I interviewed as one of our six Power of Women New York honorees, clearly has broken barriers. And she has great admiration for other women who have done the same in their respective realms.As for her biggest role models, Williams says she really doesn’t have to look beyond her own mother and four sisters. However, “I definitely look up to a different, interesting set of women,” she says.

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Run Like A Champion: Dalilah Muhammad Talks Pushing Track Forward For Future Generations

Muhammad‘s been staying connected to family via Zoom or FaceTime and saw a bright side to pandemic. “It’s been difficult, but I started looking at it as a way to strengthen my weak areas,” she said.Like those storied legends Wilma Rudolph and Florence Griffith-Joyner who famously made track & field history before her, there’s more to the talented 30-year old beyond her athletic abilities.

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Inside Colin Kaepernick's Fight for Racial Justice: How He's Gone Beyond Just Taking a Knee

Black Lives Matter. Since 2016, Kaepernick has gone from a star quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers to a free agent and a polarizing but heroic figure wholly committed to social justice, even if it means risking his NFL dreams. Existing between the worlds of activism and athleticism has never been an easy feat for Black athletes, but the history of defying the status quo is nothing new.

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Shirley Jo Finney, Theater Director and ‘Wilma’ Star, Dies at 74

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