Warrick Dunn: Former NFL Player Helps 139th Single Mom
ESPN is reporting former NFL running back Warrick Dunn has provided housing for nearly 140 single mothers via his non-profit Warrick...
Erin Jackson Brings Home Gold in the Beijing 2022 Olympics
On February 13, Team USA took home gold in the 500m speed skating event, when Erin Jackson finished with a time...
Oscar Pistorius Trial: Evidence Tainted by Police Mishandling
Despite the confession of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius to the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day last year,...
Atlanta Hawks, NCCHR, ESPN Celebrate Sports and Activism
Set up on the third floor of Atlanta’s Philips Arena Experience is a rectangular time capsule commemorating how athletes spanning seven...
Milt Campbell: First Black Olympian to Win Gold in Decathlon Dies
The Associated Press is reporting that Milt Campbell, who became the first African-American to win the Olympic decathlon in 1956 and went...
Women’s World Cup: African Teams Stereotyped Despite Great Performance
Writing for ThinkProgress.com, Lindsay Gibbs discusses the hypocrisy of the democracy known as the sports playing field as it relates to...
Jamaica Has Won 87 Olympic Medals Since 1948
The world is officially recovering from the 2021 Olympics which took place in Tokyo, Japan, the second time for Tokyo and...
Akosua Report: Arthur Ashe
by Akosua Lowery
“…historians had underestimated the socio-historical impact of the black athlete in black American life. But the truth is that...
Pregnant Ethiopian Olympian Dies; Baby is Saved
MSN.com is reporting that Ethiopian Olympic runner Meskerem Legesse of Wesport, Conn. has died after collapsing in a restaurant. The former...
Charlie Sifford: First Black Golfer on PGA Tour Dies
AJC.com is reporting that Charlie Sifford, the first black golfer on the PGA tour has died of cardiac arrest. The author...
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