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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Joins Athletes Boycotting Play to Protest Racial Injustice

August 27, 2020 admin 0

By Cassidy Sparks | August 27, 2020-Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest athlete refuse to play in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, who was shot multiple times by a White police […]

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Jaguars Create Social Responsibility Position, Name T-Neisha Tate to VP Role

August 26, 2020 admin 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars are moving forward with their social responsibility message, putting Jacksonville native T-Neisha Tate in a role that will expand on the team’s mission of social causes in the area. Tate, who […]

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Detroit Lions Canceled Practice to Protest Police Shooting of Jacob Blake

August 26, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | August 26, 2020 |Detroit Lions canceled practice on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to stand in solidarity against police brutality after the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. […]

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Usain Bolt Tests Positive for COVID-19 After 34th Birthday Party

August 25, 2020 admin 0

By Liz Roscher – Jamaica’s health minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, announced on Monday night that world-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19. Bolt was already self-isolating after being […]

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Shaquille O’Neal Opens Up About ‘Hurt’ and Regret Following Loss of Kobe Bryant

August 25, 2020 admin 0

By Rolling Out – Shaquille O’Neal is still “hurt” by the things he “never said” to Kobe Bryant. The 48-year-old retired basketball star was left heartbroken when his former LA Lakers teammate lost his life […]

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The State Of African-Americans In Major League Baseball

August 24, 2020 admin 0

By Exavier Pope – Two Major League Baseball teams’ fates just collided in an epic seven-game World Series as the heavily favored Houston Astros were vanquished by the repeatedly clutch Washington Nationals. The teams were […]

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Ray Leonard Jr. Carves Own Path to Success in Sports and Motivational Speaking

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | August 20, 2020  – Folks may initially observe Ray Leonard Jr.’s success, personable nature and easygoing eloquence and falsely assume he’s always had it all. After all, he was raised in wealth […]

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LeBron James Wears Fake MAGA Hat in Support of Breonna Taylor

August 20, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire – LeBron James may have suffered a crushing 100-93 loss to the Portland Trailblazers in the opening round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, but he won big in the court […]

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How Advertising Fuels Racist Myths in Sport

August 19, 2020 admin 0

A view from Matt Readman – The best and worst of how we deal with race as a society is exaggerated in sport, so the myths surrounding it must be re-examined. If the Black Lives […]

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NBA Strikes Sponsorship Deal with DoorDash, Will Help Black Businesses

August 18, 2020 admin 0

By Vincent Frank –  August 18, 2020 – It was earlier this month that the NBA and NBPA announced a new foundation to help support black communities through the United States. Under that guise, an initial […]

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