Where is Gabby Douglas now? Let's take a look back at her career and what the star is up to.

Haters gonna hate and they have come out in droves to attack Gabby Douglas while she competes at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Instead of cheering for and supporting the 20-year-old, many have decided to take issue with her hair –just as they did during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, called the […]

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The nominees for THE 45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today during a live press conference at the TV One presentation to the Television Critics Association during its Winter 2014 Press Tour in Pasadena, CA.  David Oyelowo (“Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’”), Joe Morton (ABC’s “Scandal”), Keke Palmer (VH1’s “CrazySexyCool”), Bresha Webb (TV One’s “Love That […]

“Flying Squirrel” Gabrielle Douglas, who continues to wow spectators with her riveting moves that contributed to her gymnastic team’s gold medal win, has been caught up in a firestorm. The controversy, though, has nothing to do with her brilliant performance at this year’s Olympics, but with her hairstyle, according to the Huffington Post. SEE ALSO: Motel […]

While most 16-year-old girls are busy making Chris Brown shrines, Olympic sensation Gabrielle Douglas (pictured) just lead the 2012 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team to a gold medal this week.  But there’s much more to her than just shining at the Games. Here, NewsOne gives you 10 facts about “Gabby” that you probably didn’t know. RELATED: Gabrielle […]

Gabrielle Douglas (pictured) earned her second gold medal on Thursday after winning the individual all-around gymnastics event, USA Today reports. RELATED: 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Gabrielle Douglas She is the first African-American woman to win the all-around title at the Olympics. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Here is […]

The year 2012 was filled with dizzying highs and unfathomable lows. From the re-election of President Barack Obama as the 44 President of the United States of America and Gabrielle Douglas making history at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, to the devastation and grief caused by both Superstorm Sandy and the massacre at Sandy […]

There has been a keen interest in the family life of gold medal Olympian, 16-year-old Gabrielle Douglas. Many in Black America questioned the mainstream media’s preference in calling her mother, Natalie Hawkins, a single mom, when her father, Timothy Douglas, a US Air Force sergeant stationed abroad who was deployed when Gabby was just 9-years-old, […]

In the frenzied days since Dominique Dawes, the first African-American gymnast to win a gold medal in Olympics history, cried a river of deep emotion over the record-shattering wins of 16-year-old Gabrielle Douglas at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the conversation in America — specifically in Black America — has entered interesting territory. For many, […]

In August, gymnast Gabrielle Douglas (pictured left) made millions worldwide fall in love with her, after she flew through the air with her wide smile and bright eyes and nabbed the most-coveted gold medal at the London Olympics. On Tuesday, Douglas’ new memoir, “Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith,” will be released, providing […]