Despite all the people talking smack from their couches, the world is still very much in love with Gabby Douglas. And the opportunities for this young woman keep rolling in. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Olympic gymnast will join the judges’ panel for the 2017 Miss America Pageant. The Miss America Organization, Dick Clark Productions and ABC said that the athlete would also be joined by singer Laura Marano for the September 11 event. Douglas, who will sit with Sara Foster of “Barely Famous”, singer-songwriter Cole Swindell, and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes, will be the only judge of color on the panel. Here’s what she said about the opportunity… [ MadameNoire ] Class Of 2020 Has Highest Number Of Minority Medical Students At South Carolina’s College Of Medicine Just last year there was a call for more African-American doctors with the Association of American Medical Colleges predicting a major physician shortage in the USA by 2025 of 130,000 doctors “of all racial and ethnic backgrounds,” reported Amednews.com. That’s why the news that the Medical University of South Carolina’s class of 2020 will have the highest number of minority medical students ever is exceptionally good news. “The Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine (MUSC COM) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the fifth largest number of African-American medical students in the U.S., outside of historically black colleges and universities. In addition, the American Association of Medical Colleges ranks MUSC COM in the 96th percentile for medical schools with the most African-American students,” reported Black News… [ MadameNoire ] NBC Is Mad Al Roker Called Ryan Lochte A Liar, Allegedly Over the weekend, Al Roker, and his drink, won the Internet when he wasn’t having co-host Billy Bush trying to gloss over the fact that Ryan Lochte is a liar. Reportedly, the suits at NBC aren’t too happy because it made their political connects feel a way. Reports Page Six: The lovable weatherman flipped his lid during an on-air conversation with Billy Bush about the swimmer’s shape-shifting story about being the victim of an armed robbery during the Rio Olympic Games, angrily saying, “He lied. He lied to you, he lied to Matt Lauer, he lied to his mom, [and] he left his teammates hanging while he skedaddled.’’ But insiders told us “Today” executives and on-air talent — already struggling to cover the story while managing relationships with the US Olympic Committee and individual athletes — tried to smooth things over… [ HipHopWired ] Frank Ocean’s Visual Album “Endless” Reportedly Made “Blonde” An Independent Release…Finesse or Coincidence? [ Baller Alert ] Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Sued: Your Concert Cracked My Spine [ TMZ ] Blac Chyna Gets Sued For Sending Woman To The Hospital In Car Crash [ iHeart Radio ] Historic Event In London Honors ‘International Slavery Remembrance Day’ [ HuffingtonPost ]
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Can’t Hold Her Down: Gabby Douglas To Judge Miss America Pageant
