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Todd Bowles, Raheem Morris Are Winning In Second Chance Rarely Afforded To Black Coaches
After Monday night's game between the Jets and Bills, Week 6 in the NFL's 2024 season will end with a nice surprise for Falcons...
Michigan HC Sherrone Moore’s Journey Can Be A Blueprint For Black Coaches
On Friday evening, Michigan announced what so many had hoped and expected, which was that offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore would be the Wolverines' new...
Can The XFL, USFL Help Black Coaches Get To The Next Level?
The DC Defenders and the Arlington Renegades battled in an exciting XFL Championship with a surprising outcome as the league-leading Defenders were taken down...
So What Exactly Must Black Coaches Do To Become NFL Head Coaches?
Coming up, we were told that if you work hard, sacrifice, prove yourself and produce results, you will reap the rewards you deserve.
Those were...
Deion’s All Set, But Where Are College Football’s Other Black Coaches?
Almost one year ago to the day, I wrote a story about the void of Black coaches during college football's hiring season that came...
Now Is The Time For More Black Coaches To Join Brian Flores’ Lawsuit
Last week, Brian Flores' scathing lawsuit against the NFL received some much-deserved support.
Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks, and former Tennessee Titans defensive...
College Football Hits Warp Speed With Hires, But Where Are The Black Coaches?
The NFL dominated on Thanksgiving night, with the Raiders and the Cowboys attracting over 38 million viewers. But since then, college football told the...
Tony Dungy Pens Powerful Letter To NFL Owners About Black Coaches
Tony Dungy is a legendary coach. A Hall of Famer and the first Black coach to win a Super Bowl.
He is a soft-spoken...
Honoring John Thompson, John Chaney And The Black Coach-Father
In a span of five months between 2020 and 2021, we lost two of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, John Thompson and...
Bruce Pearl Shows Why Black Athletes Must Research Coaches
Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is no stranger to the intersection of politics and sports. One look at his X/Twitter feed and...
Are These The Last Days Of Black Iconic College Basketball Coaches?
After reading a story by Eric Prisbell of On3 about the loss of larger-than-life men's basketball coaches, it struck me that we have in...
In Atlanta, Raheem Morris Gets What Black Head Coaches Dream Of- A Second Chance
As the new head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Raheem Morris gets a rare opportunity for Black head coaches in the NFL.
A second chance.
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1750637496814194721
Morris,...
Houston Texans Have The NFL’s First Black Rookie Head Coach-QB Playoff Duo
The Houston Texans ended the season by beating the Colts on the road and amazingly making the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
More...
Black Monday 2024 Must Lead To Black NFL Head Coaching Hires
Today is Black Monday, a day when the tenures of head coaches end and hopes arise with the ushering in of new regimes.
Arthur...
It’s Sad Coaches Have More Energy To Attack NIL Than To Defend Black Players
Since Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) went into effect on July 1st, 2021, the college sports landscape has experienced change and confusion more dramatic...
Missouri’s Kerrick Jackson Becomes First Black Head Baseball Coach In SEC History
Last night the University of Missouri's baseball team hired Kerrick Jackson as its new head baseball coach and made history in the process.
Jackson, a...
The Texans Continue To Exploit And Humiliate Black Head Coaches
On Sunday evening, the Houston Texans refused to pack it in and instead beat the Indianapolis Colts in the final game of the season....
Why Can’t Black Interim Head Coaches Get A Fair Shot In College Football?
Mickey Joseph and Cadillac Williams both made college football history this season, yet we all knew their appointments were temporary.
Joseph was named interim head...
Mickey Joseph Becomes The First Black Head Coach In Nebraska Sports History
The Nebraska Cornhuskers finally ended the Scott Frost era and then made history by naming Mickey Joseph interim head football coach for the remainder...
Black Head Coaching Talent Shines Bright In The NBA Playoffs
Almost a year ago, NBA teams filled seven of the eight head coaching vacancies with Black coaches.
The Hawks officially named Nate McMillan their head coach...
Black NFL Head Coaches Are One And Done Or Never At All, But They’re...
On Thursday, the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos announced their new head coaches, and despite the rumors and initial interest, Brian Flores, Jim Caldwell,...
The NFL Reminds Black Head Coaches They Can Clean Up But Not Lead
On Thursday afternoon, the number of Black NFL head coaches stood at one.
One.
That's because the Texans unfairly fired David Culley yesterday and Miami shockingly...
Kelsey Koelzer, Hockey’s First Black Female Coach, Wins Her First Game
We've written about the trailblazing Kelsey Koelzer before.
From her historic hire at Arcadia University to the first time she stepped on the ice...
Kelsey Koelzer, Hockey’s First Black Female Coach, Makes Her Debut
In May, we wrote about Kelsey Koelzer, the hockey history maker who is blazing a path for women, particularly Black women, in hockey.
This past...
Jason Payne, The Sole Black Head Pro Hockey Coach in North America, Gets His...
Jason Payne solidified his name in the hockey record books with not one but two "firsts".
In August, Payne was promoted from assistant coach to...
Jason Payne Becomes The Only Current Black Head Pro Hockey Coach in North America
Many don't know the name Jason Payne outside of the hockey arena.
Today that should change.
Payne was promoted from assistant coach to head coach of...
David Culley Faces The Perfect Storm, A Familiar Role For Many Black NFL Head...
New Texans head coach David Culley is facing the football version of the perfect storm.
His team is ranked last in the NFL Power Rankings...
The NFL Should Learn From The NBA’s Black Head Coach Hires
In 2021, NFL owners hired one Black head coach to fill one of the seven vacancies in the league. Meanwhile, there were eight NBA...
Meet Kelsey Koelzer, Ice Hockey’s First Black Head Coach
Black women have been shattering barriers in sports for some time. When the college hockey season begins later this year, Kelsey Koelzer will officially...
For Many Black NFL Coaches, Sometimes Next Is Never
“You would assume since I’m an offensive coordinator, I’d be a viable candidate for a head coach job, but it’s hard to say. I...
The 2021 Black And Brown NFL Coaches Hiring List
This is list will be updated when Black and Brown coaches are hired in the NFL.
It's well documented that NFL teams failed miserably this...
NFL Hires Show Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed For Black NFL Coaches
The NFL's head coaching hiring process is proving to be more of the same when it comes to Black NFL coaches.
There appears to be...
The Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith, Pro Baseball’s First Black Female Coach
Black women made it happen in 2020, and if you've been paying attention they've been making it happen for quite some time but not...
Mike Tomlin, Deion Sanders Should Be Coaches Of The Year
Mike Tomlin and Deion Sanders are future and current Hall of Fame football talents who are both loved and criticized by many.
While Tomlin didn't...
Russell Wilson, Justin Fields Have A Historic Opportunity For Black QBs
When the Steelers first acquired Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, feelings were mixed.
Many thought Fields was the QB of the present and the future...
USF Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Passes Away
On Thursday, the sports world was devastated after learning that University of South Florida head men's basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim passed away.
https://twitter.com/firstandpen/status/1849636302972444794
His death was...
By Starting Russ, Mike Tomlin Proves Yet Again Why He’s A Coaching GOAT
Last week, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shook up Steelers Nation when he hinted that change was coming at the quarterback position despite the...
“The Great Black Hope” Is An Amazing Lesson On Black QBs And American History
The journey of the Black quarterback in the NFL has been well documented through interviews, features, books and documentaries, and it continues to be...
The NFL Begins 2024 As Its Blackest Ever
The NFL's 2024 season begins tonight with a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens, a battle between last year's AFC...
Black Alabama Athletes Stay Silent As Anti-DEI Changes Steamroll Through Campuses
Last week, the University of Alabama, in response to the state's anti-DEI law which takes effect October 1st, shuttered the Black Student Union office...
Michigan’s Sherrone Moore Coached Without A Finalized Contract?
New Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore led the Wolverines to a 30-10 victory over Fresno State on Saturday, yet he did so without...
NCAA Settlement Can’t Erase Pain, Humiliation Of Past Punishments Of Black Athletes
Settlement negotiations in the House v. NCAA case brought by current and former student-athletes over NCAA rules that prevent compensation for the use of...
Honoring Sidney Williams, The First Black Starting QB In Big Ten History
In September 1957, as the nation’s attention turned to Little Rock, Arkansas to watch a showdown between Arkansas’ Governor Orval Faubus and President Eisenhower...
Charles Lee Ushers In A New Era As Charlotte Hornets’ Head Coach
Earlier today, the Charlotte Hornets announced they've agreed on a reported four-year deal with current Boston Celtics assistant Charles Lee to become the team's...
Tennessee St. Hires Duanté Abercrombie As First Ice Hockey Head Coach In HBCU History
Last year, Tennessee State made history when it announced it was launching the first ice hockey team in HBCU sports history. This past week,...
Caitlin Clark’s Signature Shoe Deal Sparked A Black Marketability Debate
Earlier this week Caitlin Clark, the number one overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, signed a shoe deal with Nike, making her one...
Despite The Hate, LSU Players And Black Sportswomen Keep Winning
The LA Times made changes to Ben Bolch's column that dubbed the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team “villains” and Bolch issued an apology on...
2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships Capped Off A Special Era For Black Wrestlers
Wrestling fans have been treated to a special era of Black wrestling success over the last four years at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, a...
Black Athletes Must Join Emmitt Smith’s Attack On Florida’s Anti-DEI Efforts
Under Ron DeSantis, Florida has become an unfriendly, uninviting and fearfully hostile state for Black people.
The Florida Governor has used bullying and fascist tactics...
Former NFL WR Jerricho Cotchery Named Limestone’s New Head Football Coach
NFL fans will remember Jerricho Cotchery for the 12 years he spent in the NFL as a wide receiver with the NY Jets, Pittsburgh...
UCLA Hires DeShaun Foster As Its New Head Football Coach
Former UCLA star running back DeShaun Foster has been named his alma mater's new head football coach.
https://twitter.com/UCLAFootball/status/1757075098090295496
Foster, a UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer and...
Diverse Representation To Honor Black NFL Team Presidents
Diverse Representation is on a mission, and this week that mission heads to Las Vegas to Blacken up Sin City.
Later today at a special...
Can Rowing Become A Home For Black Athletes?
Most sports are inclusive and have shed, or are shedding, their exclusionary roots and barriers to entry to embrace, respect and protect diversity and...
Grambling St. Names Mickey Joseph New Head Football Coach
On Monday morning, storied HBCU football program Grambling State named longtime college football coach Mickey Joseph its new head football coach.
https://twitter.com/GSU_TIGERS/status/1736806988678672569
Joseph becomes the Tigers'...
A New All-Black Officiating Crew Makes NFL History
On Thursday night, history was being made all over the stadium as the Chargers were being obliterated by the Raiders in Las Vegas. But...
DeSantis Has $1 Million For FSU To Sue The CFP But Not For Black...
Last week, we watched Florida State get robbed by the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee when the Seminoles were excluded from the playoffs in...
Derek Mason Hired As Middle Tennessee’s Head Football Coach
On Wednesday, former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason was hired as the new head coach at Middle Tennessee State University.
For Mason, it's a return...
Syracuse Hires Georgia’s Fran Brown As New Head Coach
Syracuse has found its man to lead its football team, and his name is Fran Brown.
Brown has spent the last two seasons in...
WNBA Legend Teresa Weatherspoon Named Chicago Sky Head Coach
On Thursday, the Chicago Sky tapped WNBA royalty in Teresa Weatherspoon to be the team's new head coach.
Weatherspoon, the fiery point guard selected by...
Deion’s First Loss Exposes The Racial Divide In Reactions To Black And White Self-Confidence
The only person hated more than a supremely confident individual is a supremely confident Black individual.
It's an issue that has long existed for Black...
Deion Sanders Has Made Saturdays A Black Family Gathering Day
Over the past two weeks, nothing has been bigger in college sports than Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
College football fans and celebrities from...
Madison Keys’ US Open Run Sparked A Black Identity Debate
Madison Keys came up one win short of returning to the US Open Final where she last appeared in 2017 against eventual champion, Sloane...
Sports Must Fight Back Against Arkansas’ Attack On Black History
It started in Florida and now the disgusting attack on Black History has spread to Arkansas.
A week ago, right before the first day of...
The Magic Donated $50k To DeSantis’ Super Pac. So Orlando Players/Coaches, What Will You...
DeSantis' attack on civil and human rights has extended to almost every aspect of society in Florida, from corporations to higher ed. Now we're...
Diverse Representation To Host Inaugural Black Ownership In Sports Symposium
After Michael Jordan's sale of his majority ownership in the Charlotte Hornets, Black majority team ownership no longer exists in the NFL, NBA, WNBA,...
Diverse Representation To Launch National Black Women In Sports Day
Black women have made their mark in the world of sports both on the field of play and in the boardroom. But over the...
Gutting Affirmative Action Will Also Impact Black Student Athletes
The Supreme Court's decision to gut Affirmative Action last week has had an immediate impact.
Beleaguered colleges and universities across many states, particularly those...
Carmelita Jeter Named UNLV’s Head Track & Field And Cross Country Coach
Carmelita Jeter is recognized as one of the fastest women in track and field history. Now she'll have the chance to impart her wisdom...
Texas Southern’s National Cheer Title Proves Black Girls Cheer, Too
In April, the Texas Southern University cheerleading squad made history by becoming the first HBCU to win a national championship.
The team traveled to Daytona...
Monty Williams Agrees To Historic Coaching Contract With Detroit
Monty Williams proved he was a great coach over his four years with the Phoenix Suns. Detroit realized that too as the Pistons just...
The Coach Prime Money Train Keeps Rolling For Colorado
To borrow a line from Jay-Z, Deion Sanders isn't a businessman, he's a business, man.
From the moment Coach Prime announced he was leaving Jackson,...
Tommy Tuberville’s Hidden Racism Is A Warning For All Black Athletes
As a college football coach, Tommy Tuberville had a successful career.
As a US Senator, Tommy Tuberville has successfully maintained his allegiance to Republican talking...
By Being Herself, Angel Reese Slays Anti-Blackness And Misogynoir In Sports
If there is one thing that sport helps to unmask is the fact that we have so much work to do when it comes...
After Elite Eight Run, Texas Names Rodney Terry Head Coach
After an Elite Eight run, the Texas Longhorns rewarded Rodney Terry by removing the interim tag and naming him the university's full-time head men's...
Black Wrestling History And Success On Display Again At The 2023 NCAA Championships
At the 2021 NCAA wrestling championships, history was made when five Black champions representing three different schools were crowned.
It was a proud moment for...
Damon Stoudamire Hired As Georgia Tech’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach
On Monday, former NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire returned to college, this time as the new head coach of Georgia Tech's men's...
Adrian Autry Named Syracuse’s New Head Basketball Coach
The big news out of college basketball was that two names long-time associated with the old Big East, Jim Boeheim and Patrick Ewing, were...
Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts Complete Eddie Robinson’s Black QB Vision
When Doug Williams walked off the field victorious at Jack Murphy Stadium after a 42-10 beat down over John Elway and the Denver Broncos...
Carolina Not Hiring Steve Wilks Exposes The Coded Language Of “Offensive Minded” Coaches
On October 10th, the Panthers suffered an embarrassing 37-15 defeat at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. That loss signaled the end of...
Black Women Are Taking Charge At Super Bowl LVII
Black History Month started off on a high note in sports as Black women are taking charge at Super Bowl LVII.
Yesterday, the NFL took...
