By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor St. Frances Academy’s football team will prepare to take on opponents from all over the U.S. as a part of a national schedule after most of its neighboring schools in Baltimore refused to play against them this upcoming season. As a member of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference, […]
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Eagles Fan Takes a Knee at Same White House Celebration Trump Said Players Couldn’t Attend
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A Philadelphia Eagles fan was seen kneeling during the national anthem at the same White House celebration that President Donald Trump rescinded the Eagles’ invitation to. The fan who took a knee was captured on video by Swedish writer Carina Bergfeldt. An unidentified fan takes a knee at the White […]
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Fox News Apologizes After Using Misleading Photos of Eagles Players Praying
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Philadelphia Eagles receiver Torrey Smith accused President Donald Trump of lying after the controversial president announced June 4 that he was canceling the Eagles’ visit to the White House because they disagreed with standing for the National Anthem. “So many lies,” Smith tweeted. “…no one refused to go simply because […]
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St. Frances Football Team Calls Racial Foul Play as Three Different Schools Refuse to Face Them This Year
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The principal of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore has accused its fellow neighboring private schools of racism after at least three schools recently announced their refusal to play St. Frances’ football team this upcoming season in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. St. Frances Academy, the only private catholic school in […]
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Ciara and Russell Wilson Looking to Buy Major League Baseball Team
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Major League Baseball may soon be adding a little more color to its owners’ suites. According to ESPN, Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, star R&B/pop singer Ciara, have joined a venture group looking to bring a pro baseball team to Portland, Ore. In this July 31, 2017, file […]
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‘I Hate N*ggas’ Tweeted from Buffalo Wild Wings Account
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Buffalo Wild Wings tweeted out an apology on the night of June 1 after someone allegedly hijacked its Twitter account and posted several racist tweets. The series of tweets were posted at approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 1 and remained on Twitter for nearly 20 minutes before being deleted. Multiple tweets included the use […]
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NFL Owners Admit Trump Talks Influenced Them to Stop Players From Kneeling
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Multiple NFL owners have admitted that they were influenced to crack down on players kneeling in protest after having actual conversations with President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported. A recently leaked secret recording of a meeting between players and owners last year had already exposed several of the […]
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NAACP Joins Black Motorcyclists in Suing Myrtle Beach for Discrimination
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com A group of Black motorcyclists teamed up with the NAACP to file a lawsuit against the city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., as well as its local police department, for alleged racial discrimination shown towards those who participate in Black Bike Week. According to the NAACP, the complaint alleges that there are […]
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NFL Polled Americans to Vote on If Kaepernick Should Be Signed
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor The NFL polled Americans last summer to get their opinions on whether Colin Kaepernick should have been signed by a team, according to reports. Yahoo Sports (https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-nfl-used-polling-firm-get-public-opinion-colin-kaepernick-050421636.html) reported that the NFL hired The Glover Park Group, a Washington-based consulting firm that was co-founded by ex-NFL Communications Chief Joe Lockhart, to […]
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Trump Says NFL Players Should Leave the Country If They Don’t Want to Stand for Anthem
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com The NFL pissed off a ton of people after reports surfaced May 23 of a new league policy that will require all players to either stand during the playing of the National Anthem or remain in the locker room, or face the consequences of a fine or further discipline. Yet, […]
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Bucks Player Plans to Sue Police Following Release of Tazing Video
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard Sterling Brown said he plans to file a lawsuit against the Milwaukee PD after being Tazed and arrested over a parking violation back in January. Police body-camera footage showing several police officers tackling Brown and Tazing him while he was on the ground was released […]
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New Evidence Reveals NFL Teams Viewed Kaepernick as a Starting Quarterback
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Colin Kaepernick’s lawyers have been building a collusion case against the NFL for nearly nine months now, and it looks like they may have finally put together enough evidence to prove Kaepernick was blacklisted from the league for kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem in protest of racism […]
