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Russell Wilson Signs Deal to Become NFL’s Top-Paid Player

April 24, 2019 admin 0

April 24, 2019 NNPAFreddie LA Focus, Sports The Seattle Seahawks and their quarterback Russell Wilson have reached an agreement on a four-year, $140 million contract extension that makes him the highest paid player in the […]

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New Film Chronicles Winningest H.S. Basketball Coach in History

April 22, 2019 Staff 0

Coach Robert Hughes/Courtesy 5700 Ramsey Ave./Screenshot By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A place called Stop 6, an urban neighborhood of Ft. Worth, TX, was not known for much more than economic hardships, […]

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Russell Wilson Sticks with Seahawks, Becomes Highest Paid Player in the NFL

April 16, 2019 Staff 0

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson is sticking around with the Seattle Seahawks as the highest paid player in the NFL. Wilson posted a video on social media early Tuesday saying, “Seattle, we got a […]

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Black Men Rule: Tiger wins the Masters, and Hamilton wins the Chinese Grand Prix on the same day

April 15, 2019 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe BlackmansStreet.Today Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters on Sunday and a few hours earlier because of the difference in time zones, Lewis Hamilton, the world’s top Formula 1 Driver, won the […]

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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Hosts Media Day

April 3, 2019 admin 0

By Kennedi Holder Tuesday, April 2nd, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players and coaches spoke to members of the media during Media Day at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. It was the first opportunity for the […]

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Toni Harris Becomes First Woman In History To Receive Non-Kicker Football Scholarship

March 9, 2019 Staff 0

The 22-year-old Detroit native said she lives by the saying “be so good they can’t ignore you.” By Alanna Vagianos, Huffington Post Toni Harris is tackling barriers left and right. The football player just became […]

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Harold Craw honored as JEA Black History Month program keynote speaker

February 27, 2019 admin 0

Jumbo Shrimp general manager recognized during “Honoring African-Americans in Motion” program Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp general manager Harold Craw was selected by JEA to be the company’s keynote speaker at their 30th annual Black History Month “Honoring African-Americans […]

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COMMENTARY: Standing on the Right Side of History

February 25, 2019 Staff 0

Now, the real question becomes, will the NFL allow Kaepernick to come back and play the game he loves without further collusion? By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor One of the best skits that […]

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NASCAR Diversity Slow But Growing

February 21, 2019 admin 0

A walk through the crowd of more than 1000,000 fans at the Daytona speedway  may yield few black fans. Maybe there are more but they are most certainly hard to find. NASCAR, in its search […]

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Colin Kaepernick’s Grievance With NFL is Settled, but League’s Anthem Policy Isn’t

February 19, 2019 Staff 0

by columnist Dan Wetzel (Yahoo sports) The NFL has had nearly three years, including two full seasons without Colin Kaepernickaround, to come up with a policy for player conduct during the pregame national anthem. And […]

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