By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Jen Fry is the CEO of JenFryTalks, a social justice education company that uses conversation to educate and empower those within athletics through an anti-racist lens on subjects of race, inclusion, intersectionality, diversity and equity. Fry transitioned into the diversity, equity and inclusion […]
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CIAA Tournament Highlights HBCU Excellence
By Stephanie Harper, Special to the AFRO Baltimore City bid farewell to Black History Month in high fashion this year, with a slew of events related to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament occurring at the Royal Farms Arena in Downtown Baltimore. The event brought an influx of Black dollars to area hotels, restaurants […]
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Lincoln, Fayetteville State win titles motivated by loss
By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO After waiting through a virtual pandemic cancellation in 2021, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) brought Black college basketball’s biggest party to Charm City and there was history made in both the men’s and women’s tournaments. With the taste of a championship game loss to Winston Salem […]
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HBCU Classic Steals All Star Saturday: Howard Beats Morgan During NBA Showcase
By Mark F. GraySpecial to the AFRO Howard basketball coach Kenny Blakeney wasn’t expecting it to be a teachable moment. It was supposed to be merely another chance to make history by playing on the NBA All Star Weekend’s biggest stage. However, fate gave Howard a lesson before they got to Cleveland and beat Morgan […]
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A Baltimore all-female golf club’s fight for desegregation
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business WriterReport for America Corps Membermsayles@afro.com The Pitch and Putt Golf Club is the second oldest African-American female golf organization in the United States, and yet, many are unaware of its historical significance. Originally a co-ed golf club known as the Pitch and Putters, it was born in Baltimore City in 1938 […]
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Erin Jackson of US 1st Black woman to win speedskating gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really fast, whether it’s on wheels or blades. Yet the 29-year-old from balmy Ocala, Florida knew this moment was special, her chance to really make an impact on the […]
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It’s a yes! Simone Biles engaged to Jonathan Owens on V-day
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic great Simone Biles said it was “THE EASIEST YES” when her fellow elite athlete Jonathan Owens popped the question on Valentine’s Day. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married FIANCE,” the excited gymnast […]
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On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams
By Aaron Morrison, The Associated Press Take an informal survey of elite American Alpine skiers and snowboarders, and most can name an organization that exposes Black and Hispanic children from urban areas to winter sports. Whether it’s on indoor halfpipes in New Jersey, or the Rocky Mountain slopes of Colorado and Wyoming, there seem to […]
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Flores hired to Steelers staff; lawsuit against NFL proceeds
By Will Graves, AP Sports Writer Brian Flores is back in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Feb. 19 to serve as a senior defensive assistant. Flores will specialize in working with Pittsburgh’s linebackers, a group that includes NFL Defensive Player of the Year T.J. Watt. The hiring comes […]
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Field of Legends: NLBM launches the first collection of Negro League bobbleheads
By Mark F. Gray, Special of the AFRO One of the many promotions that draw Major League Baseball fans to the ballpark for free souvenirs on hot summer nights for the price of a ticket is the bobblehead doll. This hybrid cross between a statue, a trophy and an action figure with a bouncing head […]
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Sashi Brown joins Ravens as new team president, becomes second HBCU grad to hold position
By Demetrius DillardSpecial to the AFRO As most teams do, the Baltimore Ravens have made some headline-grabbing moves to commence the offseason, most notably being the announcement of Sashi Brown as the team’s new president. Ravens president Dick Cass will retire following 18 years with the team and Brown will step in as his successor, […]
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Fisk University announces first HBCU Intercollegiate Gymnastics team
By Micha GreenAFRO D.C. and Digital Editormgreen@afro.com Fisk University announced on Feb. 11 that the institution will be the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU), and the first in the state of Tennessee to have an intercollegiate gymnastics team. “Women’s gymnastics exemplifies the values of Fisk University: determination, excellence, and a commitment to a […]