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 [...]
Courtesy of Andscape, a look at why the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Black Heritage Night is significant for more than baseball fans:
By the time Chris Tucker finally took the mound to throw out the first pitch Wednesday night, the [...]
June
19,
2023
Via Andscape, commentary on the Juneteenth holiday and the critical role played by Black athletes:
There’s a common thread between two of my favorite paradoxes – Juneteenth and the Black athlete. That thread is the [...]
Via Andscape, a report on how Michael Jordan’s Hornets sale leaves the NBA with no Black majority team ownership and only two people of color, Sacramento’s Vivek Ranadive and Brooklyn’s Joe Tsai, remaining as majority [...]
Via CNN, an article on Brazil wearing all-black kit for the first time in its history as part of team’s anti-racism campaign:
The Brazilian men’s national team wore an all-black kit for the first time in its 109-year [...]