Sports
U.S. Open women’s final features Naomi Osaka’s masks, Black hair and a bold cultural statement. By Robyn Autry / NBC News
Colin Kaepernick Calls Out Hypocrisy In NFL’s Racial Justice ‘Propaganda.’ By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered at the US Open. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Kansas City Chiefs fans booed players during a moment of unity against racism. By Allen Kim / CNN
Affluent White student-athletes are profiting from the labor of their poor Black peers, study says. By Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN
Basketball and Social Justice: Bucks Admit ‘It’s Harder to Do Both.’ By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Lou Brock, Cardinals great and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 81. By Michael Errigo / Wash Post
With More Black Women, U.S. Open Shows Serena and Venus Legacy. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
The History of Black College Football. By Joshua Crutchfield / AAIHS
NFL will stencil in end zone ‘It Takes All of Us’ and ‘End Racism.’ By Allen Kim / CNN
Kentucky’s Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
John Thompson, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 78. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
The NBA Wildcat Strike Is How a Revolution Starts. By Lester Spence / Mother Jones
The NBA Is White Conservatives’ Favorite New Target for Racial Dog-whistling. By John Wilmes / New Republic
Lakers’ LeBron James talks Malcolm X and Donald Trump-Goodyear feud. By Mark Medina / USA Today
The historic hiring of Jason Wright, the NFL’s first Black team president. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Bob Ryland loved tennis until the very end. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
NBA Foundation created, pledges $300 million to Black growth. By The Associated Press / NBC News
White NBA players discuss responsibility to Black teammates: ‘It’s a continuous fight.’ By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
MLB Commemorates The 100th Anniversary Of The Negro Leagues. By Doug Tribou / NPR
Bubba Wallace is By Himself, Again. By Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
NFL to stencil ‘End Racism’ on end zone borders as part of social justice rollout for kickoff week. By Jason Reid / ESPN
With the NBA focused on social justice, White coaches say they’re stepping off the sidelines. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
John Donaldson, a Black Baseball Great, Still Not in the Hall of Fame. By Mary Pilon and Travon Free. NYT
Lebron James, Other Athletes Help Pay Debt of Former Felons. By Ishena Robinson / The Root
