Sports

By Kyle Rowland – On Friday, six weeks after the event was publicly announced, Inverness Club will host the LPGA Drive On Championship — the tour’s first tournament since February after the coronavirus pandemic put […]

‘You notice when you’re the only guy of color that is not a former player who is holding a microphone’ Every year, Charlotte Hornets TV play-by-play announcer Eric Collins can’t help but feel a little […]

LOS ANGELES WAVE NEWSPAPERS — “For centuries, the Black community has lived in a different America,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw said. “Instead of addressing racism, inequality, and injustice, many of us simply look away. “Silence is […]

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com – Charles Barkley says in a new public service announcement that Black Americans “have what we need in our community to save our lives” during the coronavirus pandemic. The video spot […]

By Josh Peters – With football season in limbo during the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans don’t expect to see NFL or college football games this fall, according to a recent Harris Poll. Only 32% think […]

Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle made history by becoming the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical fighter pilot. The chief of Naval Air Training congratulated Swegle Thursday on Facebook for completing her training and said she will receive her “Wings of […]

By Kevin Draper – In meetings and conversations among colleagues, ESPN employees have criticized the career pipeline and diversity of top leadership, eliciting a promise from executives to do better. The nationwide conversation over systemic […]

By Former Calum Trenaman and Amanda Davies- World No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood says golf has some work to do in addressing issues of diversity within the sport and that it’s “dominated by White people.” While many other […]

Mark Stallworth Miami Times Contributor – Sports has become a billion dollar industry through the inclusion of talented Blacks. The Black athlete is the most powerful athlete in sports. How is it that the revenue […]