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The rise of Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill | The Undefeated

June 7, 2019May 17, 2020African American Athletes, KINDR'D ...

UFC’s first African American female signee sets new standards

‘I Had to Invest In Myself’: Serena Williams Becomes First Athlete Named on World’s Richest Self-Made Women List | Atlanta Black Star

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019African American Athletes, African American Wealth ...

Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Women working at sewing machines in factory. Pic credit: Sleek Garments Export Ltd. Featured Image [dropcap]Aboriginals[/dropcap] in Australia who were stripped of land rights should be compensated for “spiritual harm”, a landmark ruling by Australia’s High Court said on Wednesday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The court ruled that the Ngaliwurru and Nungali […]

Before Kaepernick, The ‘Syracuse 8’ Were Blackballed By Pro Football | WBUR

June 3, 2019May 14, 2020African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

They met in secret, away from their white coaches and teammates. “We used to meet at midnight,” former Syracuse football player Dana Harrell says. “And we could have met earlier. But we used to meet at midnight, to lay out our thoughts and plans, just like the slaves.” Harrell was one of nine college football […]

Meadowlark Lemon Dies at 83; Harlem Globetrotters’ Dazzling Court Jester | The New York Times

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019African American Athletes, African American Sports ...

Bruce Weber, The New York Times Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters during play against the Boston Shamrocks at Madison Square Garden in 1973. Librado Romero/The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]Meadowlark[/dropcap] Lemon, whose halfcourt hook shots, no-look behind-the-back passes and vivid clowning were marquee features of the feel-good traveling basketball show known as the […]

Howard University Student To Compete In The 2020 Olympics With Her Siblings | Blavity

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019African American Athletes, KINDR'D ...

We know she can bring home the gold!

The One and Only Naomi Osaka | The Undefeated

March 21, 2019March 23, 2019African American Athletes, African American Sports ...

She’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside a blistering forehand: For all her growing fame, the world’s No. 1 remains tough to define—just the way she likes it.

Man Sees $1 Baseball Bat at Garage Sale and Discovers Its Jackie Robinson’s | The Epoch Times

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019African American Athletes, African American History ...

One never knows what he or she might find at a garage sale, and one man in Iowa can definitely attest to this statement.

This Ram Was a Patriot | Slate

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019African American Athletes, African American History ...

Wide receiver Willie Miller served two tours of duty in Vietnam and earned the Silver Star. Why has his story been forgotten?

Whether They Wanted it or Not, Jackie Robinson Raised Americans’ Consciousness | The New York Times

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019African American Athletes, African American Health ...

George Vecsey, The New York Times | BOSTON, MA – JANUARY 1: Former professional baseball player Jackie Robinson at Boston University. Exact date unknown. (Photo by Frank O’Brien/The Boston Globe via Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]This[/dropcap] happened at Shea Stadium a few decades ago: My son and I were in a half-empty section, not far […]

The War on Black Athletes | The Atlantic

January 14, 2019African American Activist, African American Athletes ...

Trump isn’t the first president to show such overt interest in sports, but he’s the only president in recent memory to attack athletes for their politics.