Nicknamed “Pete” and “Re-Pete,” respectively, the Peters sisters played in the American Tennis Association, a league formed to give African-Americans a chance to play competitive tennis at a national level.
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Simone Biles Says She, Too, Was Abused by Larry Nassar | The New York Times
After having vocally supported her teammates as they publicly detailed the sexual abuse they endured, Simone Biles, one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympic history, added her own name on Monday to the list of those who have accused Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar of sexual abuse.
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African-Americans etched historic mark on U.S. Olympic speed skating team | New York Amsterdam News
Speed skating, like most Winter Olympic sports, has long been devoid of sizable representation by African-Americans and people of color.
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Aaron Maybin Helps Shine Spotlight on Cold Schools | Baltimore Magazine
Former NFL player turned Baltimore City teacher shines powerful spotlight on school infrastructure.
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Marian Spencer, Civil Rights Pioneer and Alumna of University of Cincinnati, Honored with Building on Campus | Good Black News
Spencer was born in 1920 in Gallipolis, Ohio. She lived with her grandfather who was a born a slave. As a child, she remembers watching the Ku Klux Klan parade in the street in front of her house.
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First black player in major leagues? Hint: It wasn’t Jackie Robinson | Los Angeles Times
Years ago, Palmer’s grandmother told him the story of the man buried here. That’s my uncle, she said, your great-grand uncle. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker, and he was the first black baseball player in the major leagues.
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The NFL was segregated, until Kenny Washington broke the color barrier in Los Angeles | Timeline
In 1946, before Jackie Robinson, the former UCLA star integrated pro football.
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In 1950s Atlanta, Alfred ‘Tup’ Holmes Fought To End Segregation In Golf | WBUR
“My dad used golfing as a life lesson,” Michael Holmes says. “That you have to earn your way. That life is hard, that you have to work at it.”
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Baker League documentary showing at West Catholic | The Philadelphia Tribune
The Charles Baker League was the premier summer basketball league for many years in Philadelphia.
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For Lena Johnson, fencing is mental and fun – New York Amsterdam News
What would interest a young woman in participating in a sport that dates back to the early 1400s, and dates back to the 1700s as a competitive one? A sport that traces its roots to swordsmanship for duels and self-defense?
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