How hard is it to be a black person in America? Apparently it’s like having a leg amputated or getting cancer. That’s at least the implication of a new commercial from Visa playing during the Olympics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four U.S. female speed skaters approach the red starting line. Their strong bodies wrapped in black rubber skinsuits and poised ...

Away from the rink, Maame Biney is a typical 18 year old, who is excited about her new iPhone, but it was her determination that allowed her to make history as the first African-American women’s ...

Team USA speed skater Maame Biney’s PyeongChang Olympics came to an end Saturday night, as the 18-year-old finished dead last in her 1,500-meter short-track heat. After briefly taking the lead early ...

Maame Biney is proving to the next generation that anything is possible. In celebration of Black History Month, the two-time Olympic short track speed skater recently spoke to PEOPLE about the ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea—One second. That’s how long it takes for an Olympic dream to vanish. One second, one bump, gone. Maame Biney came into Tuesday night’s 500-meter quarterfinals riding high. She ...

The sun hadn’t fully poked over the Wasatch mountains when Maame Biney came bounding through the lobby of the Utah Olympic Oval, her braids bobbing and a smile enveloping most of her youthful face.

It's on to the quarterfinals for one of Team USA's breakout Winter Olympics stars. Speed skater Maame Biney advanced in women's short track speed skating after the 500-meter event Saturday at ...

Maame Biney enters the Utah Olympic Oval, headphones on, calm music vibrating through her ears. The songs change, depending on her feelings that day. Before this race, Biney is vibing to either Phora ...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — In a race that’s frenzied and frantic, equally fast and curious, all it takes is a bump sometimes. Short-track speedskating can be rewarding and unforgiving, and Maame Biney ...