By David K. Li Eight people donned “fight antisemitism” shirts in courtside seats at Monday night’s Brooklyn Nets game in protest of star player Kyrie Irving’s sharing a link to a film that includes dangerous tropes. The fans in matching shirts could
By Julianne McShane Cherelle Griner said her wife, WNBA star Brittney Griner, is being held “hostage” in her first interview since a Russian court sentenced the basketball player to nine years in prison for drug possession in August. “On its face it just
Courtesy of Texas Southern University Labor Day weekend is packed with festivities, and there’s one that will draw thousands of HBCU families to the region. The 37th Labor Day Classic is the official start of the Fall football season for Prairie View
Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. Fifty-one now qualify for moderate to advanced dementia awards, which vary based on condition and years
Bill Russell’s No. 6 jersey is being retired across the NBA, a first for the league. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced Thursday that the number worn by the 11-time champion, civil rights activist and person good enough to
By Bill Chappell It wasn’t a long speech, but it hit home: Denzel Washington’s homage to Jackie Robinson — wearing Robinson’s No. 42 in Dodger Stadium — drew a stirring response from the crowd, on a day that also honored Robinson’s widow,
The San Jose Sharks’ three-month search for a general manager ended with a barrier-breaking hire as the team made longtime NHL forward Mike Grier the first Black GM in league history. “It means a lot to me,” Grier said at his introductory
The Raiders have hired Las Vegas attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan to be their new team president, as she becomes the first Black woman to hold that title for an NFL franchise. Morgan, who was born in Las Vegas, comes to the Raiders after previously
It’s an annual occurrence in the NBA. Teams change head coaches and the roster of candidates who should get those jobs starts getting bandied about, and especially in recent years those lists almost always included Black candidates. Case in point: Ime Udoka, who
According to reports, former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III was found dead in his apartment by Frisco Police on Wednesday (June 1). The cause of his death is unknown at this time. But according to a source, police responded to a welfare
