Sports
The State Of Diversity And Inclusion In NBA Front Offices. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Members Of Congress Unite In Call For Baseball Hall Of Fame To Elect Curt Flood. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
From Russell To KG To Today’s Celtics: Being A Black Player In Boston. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Through painful injury and rehabilitation, the Kevin Durant show goes on. By Ben Goliver / Wash Post
The Black Mamba may be gone but the mentality that made him a legend lives on. By Steve Almasy / CNN
Black America Watched Deontay Wilder Lose And It Hurt. By David Dennis Jr. / The Undefeated
Rube Foster Was The Big Man Behind The First Successful Negro Baseball League. By John Florio And Ouisie Shapiro / The Undefeated
President Barack Obama’s All-Star Fireside Chat With Giannis, Chris Paul And Kevin Love. By The Undefeated
Jesse Owens Vs. Hitler Wasn’t The Only Story At The 1936 Olympics. By Andrew Maraniss / The Undefeated
Giannis Antetokounmpo Wants To Represent Best Of Both Worlds. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players. By Exther Ciammachilli / NPR
‘We Have To Face Reality’: Serena Williams’ Coach Says Something Needs To Change After Recent Losses. By Daryl Nelson / Atlanta Black Star
The Simone Biles vault that might be too risky for the Olympics. By Emily Giambalvo / Wash Post
Patrick Mahomes Ushers In Era Of The Black Quarterback. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Watch LeBron James’ Heartfelt, Unrehearsed Tribute to Kobe Bryant. By Josh Levin / Slate
Is the Black Quarterback Revolution Going to Last? By Elena Bergeron / NYT
Kobe Bryant The making of a global superstar. By Matias Grez, Patrick Sung and Ben Church / CNN
LeBron James opens up and reflects on Kobe Bryant after passing him on NBA scoring list. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
NFL wades back into controversy with new Super Bowl ad about police shootings. By Chauncey Alcorn / CNN
Without Players’ Protest, NFL Won’t Be Pressured Into Hiring Black Coaches. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Russell Wilson is the highest-paid player in the NFL—here’s how much he makes. By Kathleen Elkins / CNBC
Landmark WNBA deal a victory for women of color in leadership. By Sean Hurd / The Undefeated
Big-time colleges care more about money and winning than black athletes getting degrees. By Derick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
NFL Owners Have a Problem With Coaches of Color. by Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
‘Stay Close’: PBS film spotlights race, adversity and a black man’s rare success in the sport of fencing. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Rooney Rule wobbles as NFL’s fetish for young, white coaches continues. By Gabriel Baumgaertner / The Guardian
