Black Lives Matter Archives - Page 27 of 31

The Failed NFL Diversity ‘Rule’ Corporate America Loves

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October 6, 2022

Via The Washington Post, an article on how the Rooney Rule failed to create equitable opportunities for Black coaches, and then spread to corporate America and fell short there, too: In 2020, as protests raged after the murder [...]

Allyson Felix: Walking (Sprinting) The Walk Towards Gender Equality

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September 25, 2022

Allyson Felix’s on-track accomplishments are second to none. She’s the most decorated woman in Olympic track & field history, the most decorated U.S. track & field Olympian and the most decorated athlete in World [...]

The WNBA Star Turned Team Owner Who Found Her Voice

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September 25, 2022

Via Daily Beast, a look at how - as a point guard and team captain - Renee Montgomery led The Dream to a national championship, but now she’s leading in the fight for social justice: Renee Montgomery, 35, is the [...]

Black Coaches In NFL: A Legacy of Exclusion

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September 22, 2022

Via The Washington Post, further commentary on the NFL’s decades-long failure to equitably promote Black coaches to top jobs, despite the multibillion-dollar league being fueled by Black players: Fritz Pollard died waiting [...]

Black Out: How NFL Blocks Black Coaches

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September 22, 2022

Via the Washington Post, an investigative article on how - for decades - Black coaches have been disproportionately excluded from the NFL’s top jobs even though nearly 60 percent of the league’s players are Black: Despite [...]

MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays Make History With All Latino Starting Lineup

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September 22, 2022

As we celebrate Hispanic History Month, it was great to see the Tampa Bay Rays make Major League Baseball (MLB) history last week with an all-Latino starting lineup of hitters. It was made even more special by the fact that they [...]

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