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Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law Could Cost Atlanta the MLB All-Star Game & $200 Million

March 30, 2021 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer […]

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Playing Basketball Overseas Led This Black American To Trace His Roots In Africa

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By Parker Diakite • Mar 25, 2021 – (Source: www.travelnoire.com) – When Drake Reid traveled overseas to play professional basketball in France, he was taken aback by the fact that some of his teammates had never […]

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‘The Fight Is On with Me and Holyfield’: Mike Tyson Claims Fight with His Old Foe Evander Holyfield Is Now a Go

March 29, 2021 admin 0

By Isheka N. Harrison | March 24, 2021 (Source: www.atlantablackstar.com) – Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield apparently will be squaring off in an exhibition match after some very public back and forth from both camps. On March 23, there was […]

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Jemele Hill Inks Deal With New Sports Company Meadowlark Media

March 29, 2021 admin 0

By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris (Source: rollingout.com) | March 29, 2021 | 0  – Sports journalist Jemele Hill has been named as one of the new creative advisers to Meadowlark Media. Meadowlark Media is a content venture created in […]

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56th Bob Hayes Track Meet Lauds Student Track Athletes

March 24, 2021 admin 0

The 56th annual Bob Hayes Invitational Track and Field Meet convened last weekend at William M. Raines High School. The meet brings hundreds of students, fans and sports enthusiast from around the country for a […]

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Team Holyfield: Mike Tyson Rejected $25 Million Guarantee For Trilogy

March 23, 2021 admin 0

BY RANDOM HITS – (Source: www.boxingscene.com) – Representatives of Evander Holyfield expressed frustration after Mike Tyson’s representatives refused to accept a $25,000,000 guarantee from Team Holyfield to participate in Tyson v Holyfield 3 at the Hard […]

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Houston-Based Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Partners with Beats By Dre to Help Kids

March 22, 2021 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Jarren Small, the Houston-based visionary, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, is proving that legends do live. The Prairie View A & M University graduate […]

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HBCU Basketball Squads Dominate NCAA Teams During March Madness Play-In Games

March 22, 2021 admin 0

By Victor Trammell for Your Black World – (Source: www.yourblackworld.net) – After taking a year off because of the pandemic, the NCAA Tournament made a triumphant and historic return Thursday by getting off to a […]

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NFL, Black College Football Hall of Fame to Stage HBCU All-Star Game Prior to 2022 Scouting Combine

March 18, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.usatoday.com) by Mike Jones – Standout football players from historically Black colleges and universities will receive an additional opportunity to showcase their skills to NFL teams beginning next February. The Black College Football Hall […]

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Leyna Bloom Makes History in ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue

March 18, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.out.com) – BY MIKELLE STREET – And just like that, more history for Leyna Bloom. Model and actress Leyna Bloom is no stranger to making history. Since breaking out on the scene in fashion about […]

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