Via the Los Angeles Times, a remembrance of Roberto Clemente as a Black man who fought against racial injustice:
Every major league player born in Puerto Rico, including the Dodgers’ Kiké Hernández and Edwin Ríos, will [...]
Via Andscape, a look at how Satchel Paige - after breaking into the big leagues and winning the World Series - pioneered a trail for Black ballplayers:
The editor of the Sporting News, “the Bible of Baseball,” labeled the [...]
Via HockeyTomorrow, a report on the lack of diversity in hockey:
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Via SI.com, a report on Tennessee State historic decision to become first-ever HBCU with an ice hockey team:
Tennessee State announced Wednesday that it will become the first historically black college and university to [...]
Courtesy of The Athletic, commentary on the NHL's recent decision to scrap Pride and other specialty warmup jerseys:
Whenever it seems like the NHL has taken a step forward, the league then manages to take a couple steps [...]
Via SI.com, a report on how Maryland's Coach Mike Locksley has taken a winding road to end up at his dream job surrounded by other Black leaders in a quest to mold men and find gridiron glory:
There’s a poster on the [...]