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by Kanya Stewart Just minutes before Super Bowl LI kicked off in Houston, Texas, fans cheered during an emotional pregame, on-field tribute to 29 NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame players, including Florida A&M University […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry, who recently extended his contract with Under Armour through 2024, disagrees with CEO’s Donald Trump comment. (Noah Salzman/Wikimedia Commons) By Kiersten Willis, atlantablackstar.com Golden State Warriors player Stephen […]

What’s the primary difference between good and great? Making the great attainable, a feat that is not easy, but absolutely possible. Why is it possible? Because movers and shakers like Simone Biles let us know […]

By Cindy Boren, washingtonpost.com Adam Silver, the commissioner of a league whose membership is about 75 percent African American, thinks it would be a mistake if NBA championship teams chose to boycott visits to the […]

By John Mullin, csnchicago.com The thing that stood out about Rashaan Salaam to this reporter was the genuine humility that once prompted him to ask, “Why do you want to talk to me? I haven’t […]

Photo by Theo Wargo/NBC By Rachaell Davis, essence.com LeBron James is showing his support for the Smithsonian’s National Museum Of African American History And Culture in a huge way. The Cleveland Cavs star player has […]

By Taryn Finley, Huffingtonpost.com Colin Kaepernick has taken his protests of police brutality to the people. During his team’s bye week, the San Fransisco 49ers quarterback hosted a free youth camp in Oakland on Saturday […]

After dominating at the Rio Olympics and solidifying her place in gymnastics history at just 19 years old, it seems like the only thing Simone Biles has left to do is tell her story. That’s […]

by Jonathan Allen The opening games of the new National Football League season were marked by peaceful demonstrations during the U.S. national anthem on Sunday by players trying to draw attention to racial disparities in […]