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Jazz music and Black life in America are dominant themes in an exhibition of Frank Stewart's photographs on display at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. A career retrospective entitled "Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present,” is on display through Sept. 22

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Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Adrián Beltré (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) 

Beltré led this year’s class with 95.1% of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote in his first year on the ballot. Helton followed with 79.7% of the vote in his sixth year of eligibility and Mauer received 76.1% of the BBWAA vote in his first year. 

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Photo Credit: Taylor Townsend/Instagram 

She’s emerged victorious!

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Bethann Hardison is a pioneering fashion model who broke barriers in the 1960s as one of few Black runway models to reach the highest heights of the industry. Feeling the need to shed a little light on how she makes it all work eight decades later, Hardison sat down with PEOPLE to share her 7 tips for aging gracefully. 

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Photo: Daniel Cole/Associated Press/NBC News 

Biniam Girmay is a 24-year-old bicyclist from Eritrea, NBC News reports. No stranger to history-making, Girmay was thrust into the spotlight two years ago after becoming the first Black rider to win in a Grand Tour, the term for the three major three-week races: the Giro, the Tour, and the Spanish Vuelta.

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Photo Credit: Ben Lonergan/USA Today Network/Reuters 

The poster child for Black excellence.

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Glenn Burke (Photo: NNPA) 

Glenn Burke, a former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first openly gay MLB player, is credited with inventing the high five during a game against the Houston Astros in 1977.

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Sha'Carri Richardson (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) 

Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100-meter final at the Olympic trials this weekend, securing her spot on the US Olympic team for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics—her first time competing in the Games.

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Viral food critic Keith Lee (Photo credit: keith_lee125/Rolling Stone Magazine) 

We love to see Keith Lee making moves!

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Photo Credit: @LaylaMarie_445/Instagram 

A real-life princess story!

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