Black Lives Matter Archives - Page 30 of 31

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August 13, 2022

Via MATTER, a look at five (5) athletes helping change the world: While many of us know about athletes as a result of their superb performance or records set in their sport, what we often overlook is the charitable work that [...]

Bill Russel: Pushed Civil Rights and Black Athletes To The Forefront

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August 2, 2022

Via SI.com, a look at how Bill Russel was a “generational giant” in the sports world, but he will be remembered for much more than his excellence on the court. The Olympic gold medalist was a renowned civil rights advocate [...]

Coco Gauff: ‘I don’t think I can change the world, but I can change some people in it”

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July 3, 2022

Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on how Coca Gauff - as a high-profile, young Black athlete - uses tennis as a platform for social change and to help others: It is three years since a 15-year-old Coco Gauff burst on to the [...]

Natasha Cloud Leaves The Basketball Court To Fight For Social Justice

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June 20, 2022

Via SlamOnline, a look at Natasha Cloud's 2020 decision to step back from professional basketball to help foster racial equity in America: In 1963, hundreds of thousands of Black Americans marched in Washington, DC, with one [...]

Akim Aliu Dreamer: Growing Up Black in the World of Hockey

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May 9, 2022

Via The Detroit News, an article on ex-NHLer Akim Aliu who has recently landed a book deal on confronting racism in hockey: Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of [...]

The Jackie Robinson of …

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April 15, 2022

Courtesy of The Washington Post, an article on other leaders who broke through racial barriers in their respective sports: Every April 15, Major League Baseball goes to great lengths to honor Jackie Robinson on the anniversary [...]

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