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How Joe Louis Helped Change Golf Forever

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February 5, 2024

Via YouTube, a look at how boxer Joe Louis changed golf forever: Joe Louis had retired from boxing by 1952. He was age 38. The fight game wasn’t the only sport where Louis excelled. He was a 2 handicap golfer. When he wanted [...]

How Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa is Empowering Africa’s Growing Youth Movement

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February 5, 2024

Via Sportsnet, an interesting video interview with Giants of Africa founder Masai Ujiri, discussing the youth movement in Africa and empowering the continent's future and how its basketball infrastructure has grown to produce an [...]

Diversity and Equity: NFL Finally Played Fair On The Coaching Carousel

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February 4, 2024

Courtesy of the Washington Post, an article on progress exhibited during this year's NFL coaching carousel: It was the most legitimate hiring process the NFL has had, maybe, ever. As eight franchises jostled to [...]

Nashville Stars: A Look At Efforts To Become First MLB Team with Majority Black Ownership

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January 26, 2024

Via USAToday, a look at efforts by a group in Nashville to bring a new - and diverse - Major League Baseball expansion team to Nashville: Dave Stewart is behind the wheel, old-school, soul town hits are filling the air, and [...]

Teeing Up Change Within Women’s Golf

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January 21, 2024

Via SI.com, a look at how Laura Diaz, the LPGA’s senior director of foundation operations and DEI is addressing barriers around golf so there is access for all women to play: Laura Diaz took her first golf lesson on her [...]

In Hiring Antonio Pierce, Raiders Spark Progress with Black Head Coaches in NFL

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January 21, 2024

Courtesy of The Athletic, commentary on how the NFL's Raiders - by hiring Antonio Pierce - may help spark progress with Black head coaches in the league: Diversity is nothing new to the Raiders. Literally since the [...]

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