By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Isn’t it fitting that Ozzie Newsome would use his last ever first-round draft pick on Lamar Jackson? Just think about it: The very first African-American general manager in NFL history used the very last first-round draft pick of his 22-year executive career on a super talented, yet sidelined Black quarterback. […]
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Another Viewpoint: Jim Crow Is Still Alive on the Golf Course
By Tim Lacy, Special to the AFRO Jim Crow is alive and well and stalking the fairways of America’s golf courses. Recently a foursome of Black women were attempting to enjoy a round of golf at Grandview Golf Club in York, Pa., when they were approached and informed that they were playing too slow. Since they […]
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Washington NFL Team Actually Got Better with 2018 NFL Draft
By Dion Johnson, Special to the AFRO As a lifelong fan of the Washington Football Team, it is hard as hell to offer any sort of praise for a franchise that has continued to deliver mediocrity and dysfunction throughout my adult years of watching them play. Yet, amazingly, the front office seems to finally have done […]
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From Shazier to Shaquem, NFL Draft Full of Headlines
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO The NFL has been under so much scrutiny the past few years for health concerns, domestic violence accusations and social issues that it feels almost unfair to pile on during a weak moment but heck, why not? The NFL Draft continues to be pimped out by the league at […]
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Does the Secret Audio of NFL Owners Meeting Prove Kaepernick’s Alleged Collusion Suit?
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor A secret audio recording from an October 2017 meeting between NFL owners, executives and players was revealed by The New York Times (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/sports/nfl-owners-kaepernick.html) April 25. A lot of interesting comments made by some of the league’s owners during the meeting were exposed in the Times report, causing speculation that the audio recording […]
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Gary Russell, Jr. Set to Defend WBC Title at Home Again
By MARK F. GRAY, Special to the AFRO From the start WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell, Jr. has meticulously crafted his ascent to the world championship. Under shrewd leadership from the patriarch of Team Gary Russell – Gary Sr. – Gary Jr. has only one glitch on the road to his title but apparently the countdown […]
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Should Jack Johnson be Pardoned?
By Perry Green and Stephen D. Riley, AFRO Sports Desk Laws change and people change. The fact that society still holds a criminal conviction over the head of famed boxer Jack Johnson just doesn’t sit right with some people, especially his family. Johnson, the first ever Black heavyweight champion, was a magnet for controversy before he […]
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I Think I Love the Wizards, but I’m Cheating On Them with ‘The Process’
By Stephen D. Riley, Special to AFRO In 2007, “I Think I love My Wife,” a comedy starring comedian Chris Rock and my then-crush, Kerry Washington, hit theaters nationwide with good success. Rock played a family man in a relationship that had grown stale while his attention swayed heavily toward the dangerously attractive Washington, an old friend […]
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Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis Becomes Youngest Two-Time World Champion
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor Gervonta “Tank” Davis became the youngest two-time world champion after beating former champion Jesus Cuellar to earn the WBA Super Featherweight title on April 21 at the Barclays Center in New York. Davis, 23, earned a TKO victory over Cuellar as referee Benjy Esteves was forced to stop the fight […]
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Stephen A. Smith Says Kaepernick Compares More to Donald Trump than Jackie Robinson
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Colin Kaepernick dominated headlines last weekend when he posted on Instagram a photo of Jackie Robinson along with a direct quote from the sports icon that read, “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a Black man in a White […]
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Former NFL Great Michael Vick Doesn’t Dodge His Past
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Michael Vick became an NFL legend by eluding defenders that were trying to stop him. With his playing days now over Vick doesn’t run away from his past as he candidly shares his life story around the country while making an appearance at First Baptist Church of Glenarden’s […]
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Adidas: We’ll Sign Kaepernick, If He Joins a Team
By Perry Green, AFRO Sports Editor, pgreen@afro.com Adidas wants to ink an endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick, according reports. But there’s one catch – he first has to make an NFL roster before they offer him a contract. According to AZCentral.com, Adidas’ North America Division President Mark King said an athlete like Kaepernick, who “stands up against all […]