Courtesy of Madame Noire
President Obama has a chance to reclaim his title as TIME‘s Person of the Year this December but he has some interesting competition, particularly when it comes to black nominees. Both Gabby Douglas and Jay-Z are up for the annual honor as well. Surprising right? Well, Gabby not so much considering she’s become America’s darling since the summer Olympics. As TIME put it:
When she flipped and tumbled her way to two gold medals at the London Olympic Games, 16-year-old Gabby Douglas checked off a number of firsts: she became the first U.S. gymnast to win both the all-around and team golds in a single Games and the first African-American gymnast to win the Olympic all-around title.
This has arguably been Jay-Z’s best year ever as well though, TIME notes:
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