With the NCAA Men’s Division-I Championship Tournament tipping off this weekend, millions of sports fans will be glued to their TVs to witness a field of 65 winning basketball programs attempt to knock each other off in an exhilarating one-and-done style tournament that has garnered the nickname “March Madness.” Most African-American sports fans were pleased […]
Author Archives: Perry Green
AFRO Sports Editor
Posted inHigh School
Female Football Coach Hired at Coolidge High
The Washington Metro area has seen its fair share of successful women coaches in sports. Brenda Frese has gained national recognition by leading the University of Maryland women’s basketball team to more than 200 wins and a national championship in just seven seasons. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore coach Sharon Brummell drew attention when she became […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Vick Protested at Ed Block Courage Awards
Some of the more high-profile players of the National Football League visited Baltimore March 9 to be honored in the 32nd annual Ed Block Courage Awards Banquet at Martin’s West. For more than three decades, NFL icons have gathered in Maryland to honor the most courageous of their own, while also raising funds for abused/disadvantaged […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Vick Protested at Ed Block Courage Awards
Some of the more high-profile players of the National Football League visited Baltimore March 9 to be honored in the 32nd annual Ed Block Courage Awards Banquet at Martin’s West. For more than three decades, NFL icons have gathered in Maryland to honor the most courageous of their own, while also raising funds for abused/disadvantaged […]
Posted inCollege
MEAC Offers ‘Big Stage’ for HBCUs
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball championship tournament, scheduled to begin March 8, has attracted more followers than normal this year, thanks in large part to the outstanding play of its top-ranked team, the Morgan State Bears. The Bears have won 23 games this season (nine losses), and are 10-1 in the MEAC. If they win […]