Essence Gets Gabby Douglas Interview

For those still feeling the Olympic spirit, Essence has a great interview with gold medalist Gabby Douglas and her mom, Natalie Hawkins. Below are a few highlights, but click through for the entire piece.

On people criticizing Douglas’ hair:

Hawkins: I thought she was a wonderful representation for our country and for African-American women. From the very beginning I thought the focus should have been on her wonderfully amazing talent, and not on how put together her hair was.

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