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Detroit’s Sports Rap Radio Makes History As The First All-Black-Led Sports Radio Station In The US

July 3, 2024 admin 0

Detroit, MI, has done it again, and it’s only right that one of the Blackest cities in America becomes the home to the first all-Black-led sports radio station in the nation! Sports Rap Radio on […]

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Negro League Game Unravels Baseball History and Culture or Durkeeville

June 27, 2024 admin 0

By K. Harrison – The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hosted hundreds of baseball fans for Negro League Baseball night as the team honored the Jacksonville Red Caps. The Shrimps faced off against the Indianapolis Indians as […]

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HBCU sprinter Quanera Hayes Advances to US Olympic Trials Final

June 26, 2024 admin 0

With a little over a month before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the top American track and field athletes are looking to earn an opportunity to compete for gold. One of them is […]

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Snoop Dogg Receives $100,000 Donation from Raising Cane’s for The Snoop Youth Football League

June 18, 2024 admin 0

The $100,000 donation to Snoop Dogg’s charity is the latest to come from Raising Cane’s and Todd Graves’ long-standing partnership with the award-winning rapper, producer and actor –  DALLAS (June 18, 2024) – The “dogg” days of summer just […]

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Stop Asking Black Student Athletes to Fix America’s DEI Mess

June 17, 2024 admin 0

THE AFRO — By John Celestand | Word in Black | The AFRO | There is no definitive answer to this dilemma. If student-athletes covet their individual earnings and opportunities more than the collective justice […]

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Jax Native Laval Davis Named to 12-Athlete USA Football Final Rosters for 2024

June 3, 2024 admin 0

Jax Native Laval Davis has just been named to the 12-athlete roster for USA Football’s U.S. Men’s Flag Football National Team and will compete at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship in Finland this August. […]

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The Once and Future King: Josh Gibson is Number One After Negro League Stats Join MLB

May 31, 2024 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor | Josh Gibson’s legacy has been recognized and celebrated in the years following his untimely death. In 1972, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall […]

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Clay County Superbowl Champion Native Expands his Community Giving

May 30, 2024 admin 0

Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl defensive lineman Cliff Avril returned home to Clay County this week to present the inaugural round of scholarships through his foundation, the Cliff Avril Family Foundation. The two scholarships […]

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Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Annual Celebrity Golf Classic Supports Local Families Tackling Childhood Cancer

May 23, 2024 admin 0

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund hosted its 29th annual Celebrity Golf Classic on Sunday, May 19, and Monday, May 20, with a dinner and auction Sunday night at TPC Sawgrass and a golf tournament Monday at […]

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NBA Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez Ride TRON Lightcycle / Run at Walt Disney World Resort

May 22, 2024 admin 0

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (May 22, 2024) – NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez experience the thrill of TRON Lightcycle/Run presented by Enterprise at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on […]

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