Sports
Baseball and Black American Memory. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Kyrie Irving is abandoning the voiceless. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
DeMaurice Smith opens up on Jon Gruden, racism in the NFL. By Mike Jones / USA Today
Jack Johnson and Africa: Boxing and Race in Colonial Africa.By Abraham Tapiwa Seda / AAIHS
In Atlanta and Milwaukee, a season without Hank Aaron leaves ‘a void.’ By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Nets say Kyrie Irving is ineligible to play amid drama over his vaccination status. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Tears of relief show how far Fury was pushed by Wilder in fight for the ages. By Donald McRae / The Guardian
Full Circle Everest hopes to be the 1st all-Black team to climb Everest. By Sharon Pruitt-Young / NPR
The School That Aspires to Be a Basketball Factory (Not That Kind). By David Waldstein / NYT
Yes, LeBron, vaccination is a social justice issue. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
Bubba Wallace becomes 2nd Black person to win NASCAR Cup Series. By David Close and Theresa Waldrop / CNN
Black athletes found their voice in 2020. They should use it to promote vaccines. By Kevin Blackstone / Wash Post
‘Race-norming’ kept former NFL players from dementia diagnoses. Their families want answers. By Will Hobson / Wash Post
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Offers Harsh Solution For NBA’s Vaccine Refusers. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Robin Montgomery, the future of women’s tennis. By Jerry Bembrey / The Undefeated
Lewis Hamilton’s legacy will be about more than 100 victories. By Andrew Lawrence / The Undefeated
Teenage basketball stars are making big money before they even get to the NBA. By Christian Red / NBC News
University suspends sorority over slide show critiquing Black football players’ features: ‘We abhor racism.’ By Jaclyn Peiser / Wash Post
A predominantly Black football team protested in a White Kentucky community. It worked out fine. By Steven Godfrey / Wash Post
D.C.-area attorney Tamika Tremaglio to replace Michele Roberts as National Basketball Players Association leader. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Deshaun Watson’s status remains muddled, and the NFL seems content to wait it out. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
NBA Anti-Vaxxers Are Pushing Around the League–It’s Working. By Matt Sullivan / RollingStone
‘Muhammad Ali’ doc: Joe Frazier rivalry highlights episode three. By Scooby Axson / USA Today
Seimone Augustus Found Her Voice Long Before Coaching. By Natalie Weiner / NYT
Grant Hill prepares for first task as new managing director of USA Basketball. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Jaylen Brown on why it’s important for the Celtics and NBA to hire African American head coaches. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
