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Power of the Dream: A Legacy of WNBActivism

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July 2, 2024

Via NPR, a report on a new documentary that highlights the WNBA's off-court player activism: Know how you can tell if women’s sports has finally broken into the American mainstream consciousness? When your 82-year-old [...]

France, Racial Politics, and How ‘The Mbappe Effect’ Is Shaping A Bitter Election

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June 24, 2024

Courtesy of The Athletic, a report on France, racial politics, and 'the Mbappe effect' on the upcoming election: The morning after France’s opening game of Euro 2024, the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) [...]

Willie Mays: Monument To An Era of Black Baseball Gone But Never Forgotten

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June 22, 2024

Via The Athletic, commentary on Willie Mays and his impact on an era of Black baseball: The mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, was the largest of its kind. At its [...]

Your Silence Is a Knee on My Neck

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June 20, 2024

As we celebrate Juneteenth, a reminder that - following the murder of George Floyd - the WNBA star Natasha Cloud penned the following piece that emphasized the power athletes have to drive social change. A must-read. To [...]

MLB at Rickwood Field in 2024

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June 20, 2024

Major League Baseball is a headed to Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on 20 June to pay tribute to the Negro Leagues and Willie Mays, the legendary Hall of Famer who died Tuesday. This game is being played to pay tribute [...]

Harvard’s First Black Lacrosse Player: 1941 Benching In The South Sparked Outcry

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May 30, 2024

Via The Harvard Gazette, an article on Harvard’s first Black lacrosse player, whose 1941 benching in the South sparked outcry: In 1941, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team drove south for a game against the U.S. Naval Academy. [...]

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