By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A national landmark is getting new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit thanks to a generous gift from the owner of one of the best teams in the National Basketball Association. The Thurgood Marshall Center Trust for Service and Heritage received a $100,000 donation from The […]
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Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Each year in the United States, about 700 women die during pregnancy or the year after. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short- or long-term health consequences. “Every pregnancy-related […]
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Setting the record straight on Jackie Robinson’s legacy
By Liz Dwyer for Word in Black On April 15, more than 50,000 fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers packed to the famed stadium in Chavez Ravine to watch the Dodgers take on the Cincinnati Reds. The day was about much more than just eating peanuts and popcorn and celebrating their love of America’s National […]
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Alabama honors university’s first Black football players
By John Zenor, AP Sports Writer John Mitchell and Wilbur Jackson already had their place in Alabama football history. Now, the Crimson Tide’s first Black players also share a prominent spot outside Bryant-Denny stadium. The university unveiled a plaque honoring Jackson and Mitchell April 16 in a ceremony before the current team’s end-of-spring A-Day game, […]
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Excitement builds for shocking Tiger Woods return at The Masters
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Professional golf’s most storied event could have the game’s most electrifying player tee off. Just one year removed from a horrific car accident that left him worried about losing a leg, Tiger Woods is preparing a comeback for the ages at this year’s Masters, which […]
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RGN Sport rids your chafing woes with no-slip athletic wear in bold African prints
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Tiffany Brown has played sports all her life. Her favorite of all being soccer. At Colorado College, she played for the Division I women’s soccer team, and after, she joined the D.C. United Women soccer club, now known as the Washington Spirit. Although […]
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Tomlin speaks out on minority hirings at NFL owner’s meeting
By Barry Wilner, The Associated Press News Mike Tomlin says he did not hire Brian Flores as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of sympathy for the former Miami Dolphins head coach. Tomlin, who like Flores is African American, did so because Flores is “a good coach.” That Flores had sued the NFL […]
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Kiki Baker Barnes accepts historic appointment as the first African-American female commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
By Special Report The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) has made history by selecting Kiki Baker Barnes as the first Black woman to serve as commissioner. Barnes is an esteemed coach and recruiter, with her career including positions at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Tx., Southern University at Shreveport, La., Southern University at Baton Rouge, […]
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Italian federation opens investigation into racist chants
By The Associated Press The Italian soccer federation has reportedly started an investigation after racist chants were heard toward the end of AC Milan’s match at Cagliari in Serie A on March 19. Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and defender Fikayo Tomori, who are both Black, were racially abused after the 1-0 victory in Sardinia. “Maignan […]
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D.M.V. HBCU Report: Howard, Morgan get No. 2, No. 4 seeds in MEAC Tournament
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO With the calendar having officially turned to March, let the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference madness begin. Despite the dominance of Norfolk State, who went 12-2 in the regular season to earn the No. 1 seed, Howard and Morgan State proved they aren’t walkovers heading into this week’s MEAC […]
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Goodell, civil rights leaders discuss diversity in NFL hiring
By The Atlanta Voice (NNPA Newswire) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a few team owners and executives met Feb. 17 with civil rights leaders, who urged the league to make drastic changes to its hiring practices to improve diversity in leadership positions. Goodell was joined on the video call by Pittsburgh Steelers president Art […]
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The Moore Report: Rube Foster and Pete Hill: The hidden father figures of Black baseball
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. The Negro Baseball Leagues produced two of the greatest athletes and business leaders this country has ever known. Consider the stories of Andrew Bishop “Rube” Foster and John Preston “Pete” Hill. Few Little Leaguers or their grandparents know of these men- but they paved the way for Jackie Robinson’s break […]