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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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Senator Cory Booker Challenges NCAA With College Athletes Bill Of Rights

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is a man driven by passion. Passion to succeed in the classroom, on the field, in New Jersey, in the...
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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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The Danger of Associating Hank Aaron with Respectability Politics

There’s a group of famous Black men whom Americans, mostly white people, believe have “transcended” race. Ernie Banks. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. Jackie Robinson. Muhammad Ali. Barack Obama. With the recent...
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Respect Due: Black NFL Coordinators Blaze Paths To Super Bowl LV

The hype around Super Bowl LV is that Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will be facing off. Some have called it the GOAT vs...
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Is It (Finally) Time To Anoint Steph Curry The Greatest Shooter In NBA History?

Saturday night the Warriors were trailing the Jazz in the third quarter and all eyes were on Steph Curry. Not because of what he...
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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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