Sports
The white media missed the significance of Jackie Robinson. By Chris Lamb / The Undefeated
Muhammad Ali as You’ve Never Seen Him. By George Gene Gustines / NYT
Tiger Woods Faces Tough Recovery From Leg Injuries Sustained In Car Crash. By Stephanie Dazio and Doug Ferguson / AP and HuffPost
When Rush Limbaugh Was Too Racist for The NFL By David Zirin / The Nation
As Serena Williams nears the end, her greatness plays on in Naomi Osaka. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
‘Why Not Us’: Chris Paul’s pride, appreciation and love for HBCUs on full display. By Jayla Jones / The Undefeated
‘If they could do it, I could do it’: The integration of Ole Miss football. By David Steele / The Undefeated
Monica McNutt’s rapid rise at ESPN continues with ‘Around the Horn’ debut. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
Draymond Green strikes another blow against white control of Black athletes. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Steph Curry Is Still Steph Curry, and He Is Pulling Off Something Remarkable. By Nick Greene / Slate
Alexis Ohanian supports Serena Williams with ‘greatest athlete’ T-shirt. By Hayley FitzPatrick / GMA
Jackie Robinson’s Bill Keefe letter history: “I am happy for you, that you were born white.” By Josh Levine / Slate
Overlooked No More: Jimmie McDaniel, Tennis Player Who Broke Barriers. By Cindy Shmerler / NYT
HBCUs are landing top recruits — but systemic change requires something more. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Bubba Wallace Needed NASCAR Help. Michael Jordan Took It Personally. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
For Derek Jeter, a Hall of Fame Induction Without the Fans. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
Curt Flood’s Fight Was About More Than Baseball. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Kevin Garnett Isn’t Sure His Generation Could Play in Today’s N.B.A. By David Marchese / NYT
Only Venus Williams gets to decide when she leaves. By AP and USA Today
Why Super Bowl LV should be the Kansas City Chiefs’ last with that name — and might well be. By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Tony Dungy roundtable on lack of Black NFL head coaches a must-watch. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Black QBs making history in real time. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Dianne Durham, first Black US women’s gymnastics champion, dies. By The Associated Press and NBC News
Doug Williams set path for Mahomes but racism still factor in NFL. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners. It could change the league. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Kylin Hill fought to change the Mississippi flag. Next up: The NFL. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
