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The WPBL Can Right Past Wrongs And Welcome Black Women Baseball Players

On Saturday evening, the Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) made its long awaited and highly anticipated debut when the NY Heights faced off against...
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MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills Signs Contract Extension

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and commissioner Sonja Stills will march on together after Still signed a five-year extension to remain at the helm of...
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Packers Great Ahman Green Diagnosed With Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease

Ahman Green, the all-time leading rusher for the Green Bay Packers, has revealed that he has early onset Parkinson's disease. Green, 49, made the diagnosis...
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Women’s Pro Baseball League Teams Draw Inspiration From Black And Women’s History

Earlier this week, the Women's Pro Baseball League introduced it's "First Four" teams that will participate in the WPBL's inaugural season, and they all...
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Ryan Clark’s Firing Exposes The Slow Erasure Of Black Sports Media Voices

On Monday afternoon, the sports media world was shocked to learn ESPN analyst Ryan Clark had been fired by the network, and further angered...
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Dr. Ron Moses Named New AD At Robert Morris University

Last week, Robert Morris University (RMU) named Dr. Ron Moses as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics. Moses arrives at RMU after working...
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Diverse Representation To Host Art Exhibit Honoring Black Women In Sports

Fresh off of another highly successful "Black Women in Sports" event, this time across the pond in London, Diverse Representation is hosting a new...
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Sports

The WNBA Is Feeling The Pain Inflicted By Racism And Gambling

While the WNBA is experiencing a period of great success not seen before in its almost three decades of existence, it's also experiencing the...
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Soccer’s Racism Pauses For Nothing, Including The World Cup

We all know racism has endless stamina, but when it comes to soccer, and as the 2026 World Cup is proving, ignorance pauses for...
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Caitlin Clark, Nolan Wells And The Colonization Of “Safety”

I’ll never forget the first time I saw a white person be the “only one” in the room. I was 19 at the time, just...
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Fiesta Bowl CEO Erik Moses Named To USA Fencing Board of Directors

Four years ago, we wrote this story on new Fiesta Bowl Executive Director and CEO, Erik Moses, and began with this sentence that still...
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LaSalle University Hires Jarrett Gerald As New Athletics Director

LaSalle University has hired its new AD, and Jarrett Gerald is his name. "I am ecstatic to welcome Jarett to La Salle," said President Daniel...
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Remembering Trailblazing Oklahoma St. Coach Bob Simmons

Earlier this month on June 9th, trailblazing football coach Bob Simmons passed away at the age of 77. Unfortunately, the sad news didn't receive...
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The Knicks United Us, Which Is Why They Don’t Need To Visit Tr**p

The Knicks championship season united fans, communities and the city, bringing us all together to celebrate the end of a 53 year NBA title...
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Boomer Esiason Exemplifies The Need For More Black Sports Radio Voices

Boomer Esiason, who refers to Tr**P as "my dear friend", is proving what we wrote about previously. Sports radio needs more Black voices and hosts. Esiason,...
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