By AFRO Staff Former NFL star and activist Colin Kaepernick is joining the leadership team of KINLÒ, the skincare brand created by tennis phenom Naomi Osaka and her partners at A-Frame Brands, the company announced March 17. KINLÒ was created with an eye toward providing mineral-based, chemical-free suncare products for people of color, who are […]
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DMV HBCU Report: HU Women win MEAC title, NCAA first round game before losing against No. 1 seed
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Howard University women’s basketball was on three sides of history once the final whistle blew on their season. There was the elation of winning their first conference championship in over two decades. The Bison then made history, beating Incarnate Word in the NCAA’s inaugural first round game. […]
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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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‘Black Girl Magic’ in sports industry
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO Since the rise of “wokeness,” when it comes to gender diversity in high places, the doors to sports management opportunities have begun opening for women to ascend to leadership positions. Baby steps have been followed by giant leaps where the wand of “Black girl magic” has led […]
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NCAA women’s tournament features 12 Black female coaches
By Doug Feinberg, AP Basketball Writer Dawn Staley has a sheepish grin, which turns into a smile after a quick glance at the Greensboro Region of the women’s NCAA Tournament. There is sense of pride that exudes from the South Carolina basketball coach when she sees people who look like her, doing what she does […]
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Study: Racial gap shrinks in grad rates for NCAA men’s teams
By Aaron Beard, AP Basketball Writer A diversity report for graduation rates among this year’s NCAA Tournament teams found the gap between White and Black men’s players has shrunk compared to last season. The study released March 16 from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida found that racial gap […]
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Nicolas Homers Twice in Opener; Leads Coppin State Baseball to Split of Doubleheader with Delaware State
by Special to the AFRO from Coppin State University COLUMBIA, Md. – Brian Nicolas hit a pair of home runs and Eimir Perez slugged a grand slam as Coppin State’s baseball team defeated Delaware State, 10-7, in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Blandair Park. The Eagles dropped the nightcap, 7-4, and now stand at […]
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Coppin State Softball edged in pair of games at Morgan State to open MEAC play
BALTIMORE – Coppin State’s softball team was edged in a pair of games at crosstown rival Morgan State on Saturday afternoon at Lois T. Murray Field. The Eagles dropped the opener, 5-3, and 5-0 in the nightcap. Avianna Peterson scored a pair of runs, Isabella Zalba drove in two runs and Makayla Caballero recorded a pair of hits in game one. Vanessa […]
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Commentary: Critical times facing Morgan State Athletics, resignations leave program without A.D., football coach
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO In a conference that is teetering on the brink of extinction, Morgan State University’s athletic program faces a crisis. With the resignations of former athletic director Ed Scott and Tyrone Wheatley as football coach, the Bears program finds itself in rebuilding mode needing leaders at the two […]
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Not all Blacks are the same—Serena blasts Times for photo mixup
By AFRO Staff Another day, another Black person misidentified as another—and not even a world-famous athlete is immune. Tennis icon Serena Williams put the New York Times on blast recently after it published a story about her accompanied by a photo of her sister, Venus Williams. “No matter how far we come, we get reminded […]
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Judge approves fix to payout formula used in NFL concussion deal
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press News Black retired football players who were denied payments for dementia in the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement can seek to be retested or have their claims rescored. On March 4, the NFL finalized a new plan to eliminate racial bias in the testing and payout formula. Outrage ensued over […]
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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 […]
