This week, the MLB and MLB Players Association announced a new initiative that expands financial assistance opportunities for living Negro Leagues players. Previously, annual benefits were only offered to those who played at [...]
Via The Washington Post, a report on a new book detailing the remarkable story of Oscar Robertson’s high school team:
Eighty years ago, an extraordinary collegiate basketball game took place. It’s such a [...]
April
14,
2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary on representation in professional golf:
When the Masters Tournament commenced on Thursday, featuring 89 competitors, there was exactly one Black golfer in the field: the one [...]
Via Black Wall Street, commentary on how navigating the tightrope of Black womanhood in a world that demands many to move in silence:
In a world that often demands our silence, Angel Reese stood as a beacon of truth, her [...]
Via NHL.com, news of a historic achievement for black athletes in professional hockey:
The Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL made history on Saturday night, becoming the first pro team to start five Black [...]
March
31,
2024
Via Garden & Gun, a look at how - for almost fifty years - black caddies carried the bags of golf legends then, with one decision, their lives shifted, and the legacy of their glory days went unheralded. Finally, that’s [...]