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The Black Aces: A Pioneering Major League Baseball Pitching Fraternity

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February 18, 2024

Courtesy of The Athletic, a report on the Black Aces, Black pitchers from the United States and Canada who have won at least 20 games in a Major League Baseball season: When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major [...]

Arena Football League Relaunches With First Black Commissioner of Professional Sports in U.S.

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February 18, 2024

Via Business Insider, a report on the first Black commissioner of a professional sports league in the US: On Wednesday, the Arena Football League (AFL) will announce that it is relaunching under new leadership with [...]

Major Taylor: The First Black American Global Sports Superstar

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February 10, 2024

Via BBC, a report on Major Taylor, the first Black American global sports superstar, who overcame Jim Crow-era racism to become a world champion cyclist: He shattered world records abroad but was shunned at home. Now, [...]

Celebrating Black Pioneers in Sports

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February 8, 2024

Via SportsEngine, a look at the black pioneers in sport: A pioneer is a person or group that originates or helps open a new line of thought or activity. A pioneer is a leader who opens new opportunities in preparation [...]

How Joe Louis Helped Change Golf Forever

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February 5, 2024

Via YouTube, a look at how boxer Joe Louis changed golf forever: Joe Louis had retired from boxing by 1952. He was age 38. The fight game wasn’t the only sport where Louis excelled. He was a 2 handicap golfer. When he wanted [...]

How Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa is Empowering Africa’s Growing Youth Movement

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February 5, 2024

Via Sportsnet, an interesting video interview with Giants of Africa founder Masai Ujiri, discussing the youth movement in Africa and empowering the continent's future and how its basketball infrastructure has grown to produce an [...]

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