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FE Launches NHL Themed “The Legends Collection”
Back in the late 90s/early 2000s, urban culture, fashion and sports came together as rappers and artists wore throwback jerseys and hockey jerseys.
Now, over...
Snoop Dogg Wants To Buy The NHL’s Ottawa Senators
Snoop Dogg is a major sports fan who loves the Steelers, Lakers and his youth football league. So his latest quest to own a...
The NHL Might Soon Have Its First Black Team Owner
If investor and entrepreneur Neko Sparks has his way, he will buy the Ottawa Senators and become the NHL's first Black team owner in...
Mike Grier, The NHL’s First Black GM, Hails From Black Family Success
Tuesday afternoon, Mike Grier, 47, made history when he was officially introduced as the San Jose Sharks' new General Manager, making him the first...
Marshawn Lynch Joins Ownership Group Of NHL’s Seattle Kraken
Marshawn Lynch might not play on the NFL gridiron anymore, but he's sure living his best life off of it.
Today it was announced that...
Black On-Ice Officiating Duo Make NHL History
On Thursday night, a day before the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, two on-ice officials made NHL history in Chicago.
When...
Seattle Kraken To Make NHL History With All Black Broadcast Team
In August of 2020, Everett Fitzhugh made NHL history when he became the league's first-time Black broadcaster as the voice of the Seattle Kraken...
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,...
Emmanuel Acho’s Angel Reese Take Completely Ignored The Real Issues
It all started for Angel Reese after a loss.
“I don't fit the narrative; I don't fit in the box y'all want me to be...
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,...
If ESPN Sells Equity, Black Athletes Should Unite And Invest
During an early Thursday morning interview on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger ignited a frenzy in the sports world when he stated that essentially,...
Tennessee St. Adds Hockey, Elevating The Ascent Of HBCU Athletics
On Wednesday afternoon, Tennessee State held a press conference to present a long-awaited and highly anticipated announcement.
Ice hockey was coming to HBCU athletics.
https://twitter.com/TSUTigersHockey/status/1674116942653714433
In the...
Jordan Poyer Can Blame One Person For His Golf Tournament’s Cancelation
Sports and politics have always had a contentious yet intimate relationship. Unfortunately, Bills' safety Jordan Poyer just learned that reality the hard way.
Over the...
Ja Morant’s Suspension Is Both Right And Wrong
Ja Morant has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the last five months, albeit that it's his own doing.
The high-flying...
Michael Jordan Adds Billions To His Fortune With Sale Of Hornets
How do you win while losing? Look no further than Michael Jordan's ownership of the Charlotte Hornets.
Since purchasing the team in 2010, the Hornets...
Can Lakers’ Head Coach Darvin Ham Finally Get Some Love, Too?
The LA Lakers are on an improbable run to the playoffs and just shocked the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors by decisively taking...
Sports Must Stand Up To DeSantis And The Republican Crusade Against Blackness, Diversity And...
The culture war against "wokeness", CRT (Critical Race Theory), DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), education, history and freedom led by Republicans in states such as...
Metropolitan Riveters, Ice Hockey In Harlem Grow Hockey Together
On a balmy February Wednesday in Central Park, hundreds were out enjoying an unseasonably warm New York winter. But at Wollman Rink, something even...
Islanders Hockey Patch Program Scores For Black History Month
Hockey isn't the first sport you think of when you hear the word "diversity," but the sport has been taking positive steps forward to...
Manager Dusty Baker Finally Gets The World Series Title He’s Deserved
Last night, Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros finally did it.
It wasn't that Houston made the World Series, for they have done that five...
P.K. Subban’s Influential, And Polarizing, Legacy Stands Tall
P.K. Subban loved the game.
Unfortunately, sometimes the game, a sport that fiercely stomps out individuality, didn’t love him back as an individual.
In professional sports,...
Once Again, It’s Left Up To Players To Fight For Real Justice, This Time...
The NBA has been much more active and responsive to issues involving race, social justice and equality.
The league vastly outshines the NFL, NHL and...
LeBron James Wants To Own An NBA Team And He Wants It In Vegas
The greatness and presence of LeBron James continue, despite not being in the NBA Finals this year.
Last week, LeBron achieved a historic milestone when...
Hockey Legend Willie O’Ree Joins Ownership Group Of PHF’s Boston Pride
This has been a big year for Black hockey trailblazer, Willie O'Ree.
In January, the Boston Bruins retired his jersey number in an emotional ceremony...
BIPOC Group Purchases Toronto Six Of Premier Hockey Federation
The fight for inclusion in hockey has been ongoing, but today a diverse group of investors took a major step in that fight at...
Tennessee State, Predators To Raise Money For HBCU Hockey Program
Tennessee State made headlines when they announced they were looking to start an ice hockey program.
Mikki Allen, Tennessee State's athletics director, made the announcement...
“Celebrating Black Excellence and Joy in Hockey” Program Launches
Just after Martin Luther King Jr. Day last month, The Carnegie Initiative, a new platform that addresses and unifies diversity and inclusion in hockey,...
Hockey Diversity Alliance Launches #TapeOutHate Anti-Racism Program
Racism in hockey is, unfortunately, nothing new. From youth leagues to professional hockey, we've witnessed ignorance mar a great sport.
Many are trying to eliminate...
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...
NAACP Urges Free Agents To Say “No” To Texas
Texas has enacted a sweeping number of restrictions, adversely affecting large parts of the state's population.
From restrictions on voting and a woman's right to...
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...
A Jamaican Olympic Hockey Team in 2026? Yeah Mon!
Team Jamaica blazing through the competition in track at the Olympics isn't a surprising sight. But how about that Jamaican hockey team?
Wait. What?
Yeah mon....
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...
Hurricanes’ QB D’Eriq King Signs NIL Deal with Florida Panthers
NIL deals show promise and give college athletes hope. It's not perfect and still evolving, yet some are starting to sign deals that finally...
Evander Kane Needs To Check Himself Because He’s Wrecking Himself
San Jose Sharks winger Evander Kane seems to mean well when it comes to social justice pursuits in hockey.
Anyone who isn’t willfully ignorant is...
Love Him Or Hate Him, Stephen A. Smith Deserves His Money
On Friday, a tweet set off a flurry of comments and critiques about ESPN's Stephen A. Smith.
https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/1413565046018482178
"Per sources: Stephen A. Smith is around $12...
The Carnegie Initiative Aims To Bring Real Change To Hockey
The video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was horrific.
Recorded by Pulitzer Prize-winner Darnella Frazier, the murder took place in...
Tampa Bay Lightning Starts Three Black Forwards In Regular-Season Finale
A pretty cool moment went down on the ice last night for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
In their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers, the...
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...
Sports Unions Unite Against Voter Suppression
After losing the 2020 election, Republican leadership across the county has been working non-stop to promote false election claims and institute voter suppression laws.
When...
Chauvin Guilty Verdict Exposes Understanding And Ignorance In Sports
When the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts for killing George Floyd, the reactions were swift.
Most celebrated, cheering a verdict that...
So We’re Still Asking- Is Hockey Really For Everyone?
My daughter is learning how to ice skate and play hockey much earlier than I did.
As a young fan growing up on the South...
Saroya Tinker’s Heroic Face-Off Against Racism In Women’s Hockey
Historically, when a Black woman is one of the few in her vocation and calls out systemic issues, men, mostly white men, often utilize...
