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A Century Ago, A Black-Owned Team Ruled Basketball. Today, No Black Majority Owners Remain.

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November 1, 2023

Via The Conversation, commentary on how - a century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − but, today, no Black majority owners remain: For the first time in 20 years, the NBA began its season with no Black-owned [...]

Laila Edwards To Become First Black Woman To Play For Team USA

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October 17, 2023

Via The Hockey News, a report on Laila Edwards, who is set to become the first Black woman in history to play for USA's national team when she steps on the ice for Team USA at the 2023-2024 Rivalry Series: The 6-foot-2 forward [...]

If Aces Defeat Liberty, Williams Would Be First Black GM in 20 Years to Win Back-To-Back Championships

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October 16, 2023

Via Andscape, an article on Las Vegas Aces general manager Natalie Williams who stands on the brink of history in the WNBA Finals: As the general manager of the Las Vegas Aces, Natalie Williams’ duties on any given day range [...]

MLBbro Highlights Black and Brown Baseball Players

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October 10, 2023

Courtesy of The Athletic, a look at a new website that highlights Black and Brown baseball players: Rob Parker has accomplished a lot in a journalism career that has nearly covered four decades. He’s been on television, [...]

The 1948 Baseball Photo With A Radical Message of Acceptance

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October 9, 2023

Via The Washington Post, an article on a 1948 baseball photo with a radical message of acceptance: Like Jackie Robinson before him, Larry Doby — the first Black player in baseball’s American League — endured racist [...]

Steph Curry: Building Inclusiveness in Golf

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September 29, 2023

As reported by The Athletic, Steph Curry grew up playing around Black golfers — his father and other family members, other NBA players. But when he started playing junior tournaments, and three years of high school golf at [...]

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