People It's been a hard fight for two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields, who grew up in poverty and bounced between dozens of homes before she was even 12.

Washington Post Sports Claressa Shields celebrated with a cartwheel.

NPR It's one thing for a girl to fight — but to admit that you like it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

NPR Claressa Shields won gold in 2012, but this time it's about more than that: She wants to follow in the footsteps of another young, black Olympic boxer who redefined beauty and power both in and out of the ring. And like Muhammad Ali, Shields' fight f Read more ... or recognition is both personal and political.

Yahoo When women’s boxing became an Olympic sport for the first time, Claressa Shields won gold in London. Now, she's going to be heading to Rio with two World Championship titles, and hopes of making Olympics history. yhoo.it/295Cdf7

BuzzFeed Music You go, Lianne La Havas!

NPR Lianne La Havas stopped by the NPR Music offices to play two new songs — "What You Don't Do" and "Unstoppable" — as well as "Forget," from her first album, at the Tiny Desk.

TIME “I screamed,” British singer-songwriter and guitarist Lianne La Havas tells TIME.

The Daily Beast In Tyler Shields’ photographs the traditional victim of violent race-related injustice turns aggressor. For Shields, it’s a powerful and symbolic role reversal.

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