::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Erin Jackson's friend and team mate Brittany Bowe, gave up her spot on the US Olympic speed skating team. She understood the assignment. Jackson, 29 won the gold medal in the 500 m skating race at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Going in the games the Ocala, FL native was ranked the fastest woman in the world on ice, but fell during a qualifying round. With this victory Jackson made history as the first African American woman to win in this category and broke a 20 year drought for Team USA in the sport. Bowe was also able to compete, having qualified in several categories. Watch Jackson fly past her Polish opponent below.

ASPiRE announces the world premiere of its first original weekly talk series, “exhale” ( @exhaleTV ). Hosted by five dynamic, successful African-American women — journalist and media maven  Angela Burt-Murray ; actress and comedian  Erin Jackson ; director, writer and actress  Issa Rae ; blogger, author and TV anchor  Rene Syler ; and actress  Malinda Williams  – “exhale” is designed to bring honest, entertaining and candid discussion on a wide range of topics affecting African American women. The eight-episode series will premiere on  Thursday, June 27th at 8:00 p.m. EDT  to mark the one-year anniversary of the ASPiRE network’s launch. After the premiere week, new episodes will debut starting July 10 in its regularly scheduled time  slot  on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. EDT each week for seven weeks. With a unique mix of bold humor, sincerity and insight, Burt-Murray, Jackson, Rae, Syler and Williams will provide a fresh in-depth p...