By Ashley Stewart, Ph.D.Word in Black Scan the NCAA’s Sweet 16 rosters and you’ll see what college basketball has always known: Black athletes built this tournament. Now imagine if their institutions invested in their minds the way they profit from their bodies. Each March, college basketball becomes a unifying cultural event unlike almost anything else […]
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FBI says point-shaving scheme targeted Division I, HBCU programs
Federal prosecutors allege that fixers focused on lower-level Division I programs, including historically Black colleges, where financial vulnerability made athletes easier targets.
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Morgan State alum launches platform to level NIL playing field for underrepresented athletes
By Megan SaylesAFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.com Since the NCAA lifted its ban on name, image and likeness (NIL) deals in 2021, the industry has grown to be worth nearly $1.67 billion, according to a report from Opendorse, a leading NIL marketplace and technology company. But, it’s far from a fair playing field. Division I men’s basketball […]
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Current, former Black college athletes discuss impact of historic $2.8B NCAA settlement
The NCAA has reached a $2.8 billion settlement with former college athletes who had filed an antitrust class action lawsuit, allowing college athletes to receive revenue for use of their names, images, and likenesses, potentially benefiting Black athletes the most.
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If Angel Reese wasn’t a Black woman, America wouldn’t be so angry
NBA champ John Celestand says the conversation about Reese is “a trainwreck of misogyny and covert racism.” by John Celestand Word in Black Having been raised in New Orleans until I was 11-years-old, it was quite easy for me to root for the Louisiana State University Tigers on Sunday as they cruised to a 102-85 […]