Sports
Mellody Hobson Is About To Be The First Black Female Owner Of An NFL Team. By Joey Held / Celebrity Net Worth
How an Olympic sprinter turned an HBCU into a track powerhouse. By Glenn A. Hill / Wash Post
LeBron James sets his sights on owning an NBA team in Las Vegas. By Issy Ronald / CNN
Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white. By Branson Wright / Andscape
From Russell to KG to today’s Celtics: Being a black player in Boston. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Earl Monroe dishes on Stephen Curry, Pistol Pete Maravich and prepping kids for careers in basketball.
The Biggest Power Couples In The NBA Playoffs 2022. By SportsDrop
‘I don’t understand what took so long’: Black men now half of the NBA’s head coaches. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
LeBron James is now a billionaire. By Jordan Valinsky / CNN
The Dodgers Embrace the Family of a Player They Once Shunned. By Scott Miller / NYT
Nick Saban’s comments illustrate the NCAA’s continual exploitation of Black athletes. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape
LeBron James surprises Ohio kids on their last day of school. By Caitlin O’Kane / CBS News
Colin Kaepernick completes workout with Las Vegas Raiders, source says. By Adam Schefter / ESPN
New book on the ‘Black Fives’ restores the buried history of basketball. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Will face time with NFL owners result in minority employees filling top-tier jobs at higher rates? By Jason Reid / Andscape
When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Millionaire Stephen Curry Earns More Than Serena Williams Per Year Without Stepping Foot on the Court. By Anujtalwalka / Essential Sports
Collegiate Gymnastics Provides a Platform for Social Expression. By Lois Elfman / Diverse Issues In Higher Education
NY Yankees Donaldson repeatedly calls opposing black player “Jackie.” By Michael / Daily Kos
How Muhammad Ali’s Conversion Got Dismissed as “Brainwashing.” By Rebecca L. Davis / Slate
The 50 Highest-Paid Athletes Made Nearly $3 Billion; Here’s A Breakdown Of The Numbers. By Brett Knight / Forbes
‘The Long Game’ documentary goes inside Makur Maker’s brief tenure at Howard. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
What it could take to bring Brittney Griner home from Russia. By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh / Vox
Stephen Curry Graduates From Davidson College And Gets His Diploma At Age 34. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
First all-Black American team summits Mount Everest, makes history. By Felecia Wellington Radel / USA Today
Naomi Osaka Takes Control of Her Business Interests Off the Tennis Court.
