Marcus Smart is Not the Problem

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Marcus Smart is a talented basketball player whose level of college play will eventually lead him to the NBA. The Oklahoma...

Seven HBCU Players Named to 2013 NFL Draft

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UPDATE (April 26, 2013): Florida A&M's defensive tackle Ellie Hyppolite has been named to the 2013 NFL Draft, making him the...

Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff: Teen Sensation Defeats Venus Williams at Wimbledon

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The Internet is blazing with news 15-year-old tennis sensation Cori "Coco" Gauff has defeated tennis legend Venus Williams at Wimbledon. The...

Brazil: Reggae Music Honored at Florianopolis Carnival

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Cecilia Campbell-Livingston is reporting that Reggae music has gone carnival in Brazil. Singers Bunny Wailer and Andrew Tosh, music industry veteran...

Chadwick Boseman Hits Home Run in 42

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Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's editor-in-chief interviewed '42' star Chadwick Boseman about his preparation for the role of a...

RE2PECT: Jordan Brand Commercial Honoring Jeter is Pretty Awesome

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The blogosphere is lit up over the Jordan Brand Commercial honoring baseball legend Derek Jeter. The ad shows a multitude of...

TBW Google Hangout: The State of Black Athletes in NFL

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Join us today for a Google Hangout at 12:15 p.m. today discussing the "State of Black Athletes in the NFL." As...

NFL Star Warren Sapp Arrested; TV Contract Terminated

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Richard Deitsch of  Sports Illustrated is reporting that former NFL player and NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp, 42,  has been arrested...

Blacks in Cuba Are Still Waiting for the Revolution

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In an op-ed for the New York Times, Afro-Cuban Roberto Zurbano discusses the ongoing struggle with being black in Cuba. In...

Atlanta Hawks, NCCHR, ESPN Celebrate Sports and Activism

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Set up on the third floor of Atlanta’s Philips Arena Experience is a rectangular time capsule commemorating how athletes spanning seven...

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