By David Williams When Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is posthumously enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame next month he’ll be welcomed in by arguably the sport’s greatest player — Michael Jordan. Bryant’s family selected Jordan to present him at
By Sana Noor Haq A bike can take you a long way quickly. As well taking you to new places and spaces. It’s a journey cyclist Ayesha McGowan is experiencing both professionally — and emotionally. When McGowan chats to CNN Sport she’s
By Rachel Trent An Atlanta school that had been named after a Confederate general will soon be renamed after Braves legend and Hall of Famer Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron. The Atlanta Board of Education unanimously voted last week to approve the renaming
By Nicole Chavez Ernest Fann never imagined his baseball career would be tainted by racism more than a decade after Jackie Robinson‘s debut. “Somebody told me baseball was a White man’s game,” he says about a teammate who approached him while he
By Tom Pilcher “How you like me now?” say eight sassy golf whiz kids into the camera, accompanied by the catchy tune of the same name in the Netflix documentary, “The Short Game.” The year is 2012 and the stars of the
Featuring Artists Who Are HBCU Alumni, Pandora is celebrating and spotlighting a collection of on-campus classics by accomplished artists who studied at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, from Gladys Knight to Killer Mike, in honor of the historic Bayou Classic college football game
NASCAR is partnering with HBCUs as part of its latest diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. NASCAR has partnered with the Yard HBCU Esports Alliance, in which students from more than 30 HBCUs will compete against one another in the esports video game
Miles Simon, a sophomore at Howard University, qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials with his 50-meter freestyle. Clocking in at 23.11, Simon made the Wave I cut with 8 seconds to spare. “Having the opportunity to compete at this meet was
By Madeline Holcombe The NBA, MLB and NHL postponed their Monday games In Minneapolis following the death of Daunte Wright, a Black man killed in a traffic stop Sunday. “Out of respect for the tragic events that occurred yesterday in Brooklyn Center,
Former NFL running back and ex-Titan Eddie George will be Tennessee State University’s (TSU) new head coach. TSU is an HBCU in Nashville and George’s alma mater, and it’s one of many HBCUs that are hiring high-profile athletes as coaches. Throughout his
