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Washington State Bans Native American School Mascots
On Monday, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that banned most public schools from using Native American-themed mascots, logos, and team names.
The...
Magic Johnson Expands Sports Portfolio, Invests In NWSL’s Washington Spirit
Magic Johnson has expanded his sports portfolio, this time by investing in the NWSL's Washington Spirit franchise.
On Thursday, the Spirit announced that the 5x...
Washington Commanders Create Doug Williams Diversity Coaching Fellowship
If you know football, you know Doug Williams.
Grambling legend, Tampa Bay great and the first Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
Since then, Williams...
Daniel Snyder Has Swords For Everyone In Washington To Fall On But Himself
If it sounded familiar in the last week or so for the president of the Washington Football Team to stand before the public and...
Washington Football Team Bans Native American Themed Attire
The movement to stop using Native American-themed attire and imagery in sports was a long time coming. This year it finally arrived across the...
Wes Unseld Jr. Named Washington Wizards’ Head Coach
On Saturday, the Washington Wizards' quest to find a new head coach was completed when the team hired Wes Unseld Jr.
Unseld Jr., son of...
Washington’s Jennifer King Becomes NFL’s First African American Female Assistant Position Coach
Jennifer King was a coaching intern with the Washington Football Team in 2020, and now she just made history.
A former offensive assistant coach at...
How Quickly The Fair Weather Pumped Up And Jumped Off The Deion Bandwagon
It's truly laughable to see how quickly the fair weather turned on Deion Sanders.
After swarming around Coach Prime and pumping him up the moment...
Black Utah HS Football Player Is Told “Stay Down Ni**er” And Then He Gets...
Racism in high school sports is nothing new, but a Black athlete being punished as a victim of racism definitely is.
And that's exactly what...
Black Players Targeted With “Monkey” Jeers At Girls HS Basketball Game
Racism in sports strikes again, this time at a high school basketball game in Washington State.
Last month, Zillah High School traveled to Connell High...
Is Jayden Daniels The Real Deal Or Should We Hit Pause And Wait?
At April's NFL Draft, Caleb Williams was the consensus number one overall pick by the majority of experts and fans, but a small contingent...
“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 WNBA Adds Portland Franchise But Philadelphia Must Be Next
The WNBA has experienced a great surge of growth over the past few seasons across many categories including ratings, attendance, exposure and overall popularity.
That...
Are Texas’ Flashy Recruiting Tactics Smart Or Just Cultural Appropriation?
This past summer, the University of Texas’ recruiting effort became embroiled in controversy after potential recruits and their families were greeted with a spectacle...
Baseball Legend Rod Carew Becomes A U.S. Citizen
Baseball legend Rod Carew accomplished many things in his legendary, baseball Hall of Fame career.
He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1967...
Howard Basketball Coach Seeking $100 Million PE Team Investment
HBCU athletics has been on the rise in recent years, with new programs launching across campuses such as Morgan State (wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling),...
Jason Wright, NFL’s First Black Team President, To Leave Commanders
On Thursday, the Washington Commanders announced that team president Jason Wright is no longer in that role and that he will leave the organization...
1930 Yankee Stadium Negro League Game Was About More Than Baseball
Yankee Stadium is known as the House that Ruth built, but the legendary stadium also has a historic connection to the Negro Leagues and...
South Carolina’s Draconian Book Ban Will Hurt Sports, Too
On June 25th, South Carolina quietly passed through arguably the most restrictive and dangerous book ban in the country, yet no one is really...
Memphis Hires Former Morgan St. AD Ed Scott As Tigers New AD
On Wednesday, Dr. Ed Scott added another role to his impressive college athletics administration resume by being named the new Senior Vice President and...
Jamaal Walton Returns To VMI As Director Of Athletics
On Friday, Jamaal Walton returned to Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in a happy homecoming as he was named the school's director of intercollegiate athletics.
Walton,...
Forged In Fire: Tommy Woods And The Desegregation Of College Basketball In Tennessee
As a senior at racially segregated Hall High School in Alcoa, Tennessee, Tommy Woods had been recruited by colleges across the country, but the...
Racial Slurs Were Used Against Utah Utes But Idaho Prosecutors Decline To Charge Suspect
In March, we wrote about the racist attacks on the Utah women's basketball team when they checked into their hotel in Coeur d’Alene in...
Racism, Bigotry, Hate Continue To Plague Combat Sports
In April, Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney in one of the most strangely promoted fights in recent memory.
The reactions were swift, but one of...
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,...
Racism Mars March Madness For Utah Utes Women’s Basketball
Unfortunately for the Utah Utes women's basketball team, their March Madness experience was marred upon arrival by a racist incident.
According to head coach Lynne...
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...
Civil Rights Legend And Media Icon Joe Madison Passes Away
On Thursday, we all learned that civil rights and media legend Joe Madison, aka the Black Eagle had passed away after a courageous second...
Grant Hill Adds To Sports Business Portfolio With Orioles Purchase
Grant Hill's success on the court is well known, but now he's matching his success on the hardwood with success off of it.
Hill has...
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...
The 2023 Celebration Bowl Is Rooted In History
The 2023 Celebration Bowl featuring Florida A&M University and Howard University occurs on the 90th anniversary of their first matchup. The inaugural Orange Blossom...
Draymond Green Finally Got What He Deserved
On Tuesday night, Draymond Green channeled his inner Dirty D and did what Dirty D inevitably does.
The victim that night was Phoenix Suns forward...
Kyle Kuzma Is Helping Single Moms And Women In Prison
It's always great writing about athletes who selflessly give back to those in need, so we're happy to tell you about the heartwarming actions...
FSU Star QB Jordan Travis Reveals His Seminoles’ Career Is Done
On Saturday, Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis was carted off the field after suffering a serious injury to his left leg after being tackled...
Potential Jimbo Fisher Replacements List Exposes The Media’s Bias
On Sunday, Texas A&M fired head coach Jimbo Fisher, which wasn't a surprise as Fisher kept the Aggies mired in mediocrity and failed to...
Doug Williams, James Harris Honored With Field Naming At Grambling
Yesterday, Grambling State University announced they would be honoring two of their legendary players, Doug Williams and James "Shack" Harris", by naming the field...
Sports Loves The Military, So Why Won’t It Stand Up To Tommy Tuberville?
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville continues to gleefully play games with America's military out of pure spite for the Pentagon’s policy of providing travel funds...
After P5 Conference Realignment, The G5 Needs Its Own College Football Playoff
The flurry of moves last week in the college sports landscape greatly expanded the future outlooks for two Power 5 conferences while signaling the...
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,...
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...
With Commanders Sale, The NFL Has Seven Black Team Owners
Thursday was the day all Washington football fans have been dreaming of since Daniel Snyder first started dragging the franchise down after acquiring it...
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,...
Former Basketball Star And Coach Nikki McCray-Penson Passes Away
On Friday, the basketball world was shocked and heartbroken after learning about the passing of Nikki McCray-Penson.
She was 51.
https://twitter.com/firstandpen/status/1677475769398722560
McCray-Penson's rise to stardom in the...
After Affirmative Action Ruling, Charles Barkley Leaves $5 Million In Will For Black Auburn...
Charles Barkley has long supported his home state of Alabama and his alma mater, Auburn University. After the recent decision by the Supreme Court...
Showtime To Air Docuseries On Tracy McGrady’s Ones Basketball League
Last summer, Tracy McGrady successfully rolled out his Ones Basketball League, and took it to seven cities to find the best one on one...
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...
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...
It’s Time For The NCAA To Stand Up To Republican Attacks On Education
The attacks on higher ed, and education in general, led by Republicans in states such as Florida and Texas, are disgusting. Yet educators, unions...
NFL Expands Initiative To Increase Diversity In Sports Medicine
On Monday, the NFL, the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) jointly announced the expansion of the NFL...
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...
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...
Marvin Lewis Named Athletic Director At George Mason
On Wednesday, George Mason announced that long-time athletics administrator Marvin Lewis would be the university's new athletic director.
The Maryland native, who will assume the...
Group Featuring Magic Johnson Submits Bid For Commanders
Could the Washington Commanders, the NFL's sole team in Chocolate City, finally have a Black owner? That could happen if Magic happens, and by...
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...
Racism Returns To HS Basketball, This Time In Wisconsin
We hate writing about these stories, but unfortunately, racism seems to keep popping up at high school basketball games across the country.
The latest incident...
Chicago Bears Hire Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren As CEO & President
On Thursday morning, the Chicago Bears made a power move and hired Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren as the organization's new CEO and President.
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1613568166721982464
So...
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...
Michael Vick’s Future, Like His NFL Career, Won’t Be Limited By The Pocket
Everyone knows about Michael Vick's legendary speed he embarrassed defenses with on the field. But most haven't noticed that his post-playing career is moving...
Denver Broncos Hire Damani Leech As New Team President
On Thursday, the Denver Broncos added another talented executive to the team when they hired Damani Leech as their new team president.
Leech was a...
The Grambling Volleyball Saga Still Has Athletes Confused And Wary
In April, the HBCU community was rocked by the situation involving Grambling State University's volleyball team.
After being hired as the new head coach of...
“NYC Point Gods” Takes Us Back To A Special Time In NYC Basketball
I am a 70s baby, born and raised in New York City when New York City was real.
It was tough, honest, hard, critical, supportive...
Jack Del Rio’s Right To Free Speech Includes The Right To Get Checked
At the start of last week, Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio decided to not stick to sports.
Instead, he injected politics into sports...
Jack Del Rios Have Always Existed In Sports And Need To Be Exposed
On January 6th, we all watched a blatantly attempted coup d'etat at the U.S. Capitol.
It was a horrifying scene, complete with a type of...
Showtime, Kevin Durant’s Boardroom Partner On “NYC Point Gods” Doc
New York City has produced some of the greatest players in basketball history.
But it's known for one particular type of player- the point guard.
Now...
The NFL’s New Officiating Group Features First Asian-American Official
Recently, the NFL announced the hiring of 10 new on-field game officials for the upcoming 2022 season.
From the looks of the new group, it...
The Spectacle of Black Family Trauma Through The NFL Draft
Last Thursday, Georgia’s Jordan Davis was selected 13th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
A defensive tackle with consistently impressive film and an unexpectedly speedy...
PepsiCo’s Team Of Champions, Using Soccer To Benefit Underserved Communities, Expands
Soccer is a global sport, so it only makes sense that Pepsi chose to use its power in an effort to support underserved communities.
Last...
It’s NFL Draft Week, So It’s Black QB Hater Time!
It's NFL Draft week and that means two things- one, no one knows who's going to be selected first and two, Black QB haters...
Dwayne Haskins’ Passing Shows How Black Bodies Are Still Dehumanized In Death
On Saturday morning, most were reflecting on the one-year anniversary of DMX's passing when news came of Dwayne Haskins' passing.
Haskins, the Steelers' 24-year-old quarterback,...
The Time For Black NFL Team Ownership Is Now
Black NFL team ownership could finally become a reality this year courtesy of the Denver Broncos.
When the franchise went up for sale, team connected...
Calvin Ridley’s Suspension Exposes The NFL’s Punishment Hypocrisy
With the rapid growth of sports betting, the coffers of states, leagues and teams swelled quickly.
According to Sports Business Journal, New York and...
Hue Jackson Hiring Art Briles Is A Bad Look For Grambling
Grambling State football's rejuvenation started this past December when former NFL head coach Hue Jackson was hired as the Tigers' new head coach.
In...
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,...
Chicago Bears Hire Ryan Poles As New GM
The Windy City has their man and Ryan Poles is his name.
Yesterday the Chicago Bears announced Ryan Poles, the Chiefs executive director of player...
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...
Antonio Brown’s Latest Antics Are More Of AB Playing Everybody
The never-ending cycle of drama perpetuated and perpetrated by Antonio Brown continued over the last 24 hours.
Last night the troubled Bucs receiver issued a...
The Gridiron To Jail Pipeline Ignores Black Pain And Suffering
"In Roman times, people would come cheer the gladiators… And then when they were done with them, as you know historically, they fed them...
Hue Jackson Officially Introduced As Grambling’s New Head Coach
When Grambling parted ways with Broderick Fobbs, the school needed to bring in a big name with solid coaching skills to replace him.
Well, they...
Former Denver Broncos Star Receiver, Demaryius Thomas, Passes Away
Sad news arrived late Thursday night when it was announced that former Denver Broncos star receiver, Demaryius Thomas, had passed away.
He was 33 years...
NFL Agrees To End Race Norming But What About Black Players They Denied?
Yesterday the NFL and lawyers for retired NFL players reached an agreement to end "race norming" in testing in the 2016 $1 billion settlement...
