The City of Sugar Land will host a “Welcome Home Celebration” for Simone Manuel and Steven López on Aug. 25, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Sugar Land Town Square. The two Olympians recently competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Manuel won gold medals in the 100 meter freestyle and the 4×100 […]

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Black athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics show off their beautiful bodies.

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Simone Manuel, 20, made history last night by becoming the first African-American woman to win the Olympic swimming gold medal. While we know she is an amazing swimmer, there is so much more to know about her.

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With the games in full swing, check out some of the best moments so far.

What y’all know about them Texas girls? Congratulations to two Texas stars Simone Manuel & Simone Biles for shining bright in the 2016 Olympics. Houston’s own Simone Manuel made history as the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual swimming event. Her reaction was absolutely everything. *tears* https://twitter.com/mambomoondog/status/763933256823640064 https://twitter.com/MediaMaven9/status/763931435702951937 Another one of Houston’s […]

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Three black coeds swept the 100 yard freestyle the 2015 Women’s Division I NCAA Championship this weekend—making history, reports NBC blk. The two top spots…