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Renee Montgomery Retires From WNBA To Pursue Social Activism

Renee Montgomery was a star at the University of Connecticut and played in the WNBA for 11 seasons. Last year she opted out of...
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Former Heavyweight Champion, Leon Spinks, Passes Away

Sad news to report that former heavyweight world champion, Leon Spinks, has passed away after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 67. Spinks had...
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Eric Bieniemy Keeps It Cool And Focuses on Super Bowl LV

"I can only be me." said the Chiefs' Eric Bieniemy. "Some team has to want me." While most are up in arms over Black coaches...
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Bruce Arians Sounds Off On The Byron Leftwich Disrespect

While Black coaches were hired in various capacities in 2021, only the Texans' David Culley was given a head coaching position. Despite seven head...
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“Something Needs To Change”- Another Cry For An End To Racism In Soccer

It continues to amaze that "The Beautiful Game" could be so ugly and stained by the ignorance of racism. Despite the horrendous incidents, pleas for...
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Legendary Temple Owls Coach, John Chaney, Passes Away At 89

For those who watched college basketball in the 80s and 90s, certain coaches stood out and apart from the rest. Names like Lou Carneseca,...
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Naomi Osaka Invests In Women’s Soccer Team

Naomi Osaka just opened up her wallet in support of women's sports. The three-time Grand Slam champion just invested in the North Carolina Courage, a...
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Let’s Congratulate New Texans Head Coach David Culley Without The Jokes

Black coaches appeared set to be frozen out from the ranks of NFL head coaches hired this season, already missing out on six of...
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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...
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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...
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Steve Wilks Hired As Defensive Coordinator At Missouri

Former Arizona Cardinals' head coach, Steve Wilks, has officially been hired as the new defensive coordinator at the University of Missouri. Wilks heads back to...
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Chicago Bears Make History With Hire Of Sean Desai as Defensive Coordinator

While people of color, Black coaches in particular, have had the head coaching door shut in their faces more times than opened, they have...
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Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Passes Away at 86

Today we all mourned as we learned of the passing of Hank Aaron, who died at the age of 86. Aaron was one of the...
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Atlanta Falcons Hire Terry Fontenot As New General Manager

Big news out of the ATL this morning as the Atlanta Falcons announced that they have hired Terry Fontenot as their new General Manager. Fontenot...
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Charles Huff Hired As Marshall’s New Head Football Coach

While the NFL has blanked Black head coaches so far in their recent head coaching hires, college football moved forward. Marshall announced that they hired...
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