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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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Eric Bieniemy: “Yes, I Want To Be A Head Coach.”

We started 2021 with seven head coaching vacancies in the NFL. As of today, six of the seven have been filled, the only remaining...
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Converse To Honor Legendary All-Black Crispus Attucks H.S. Basketball Team

This spring, Converse will honor the 1954-55 Crispus Attucks High School Basketball team from Indianapolis as part of their "Breaking Down Barriers" collection. This team,...
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On Inauguration Day We Reflect On The Last Four Years of Colin Kaepernick

Inauguration day 2021 brought a sense of calm, civility, excitement, pride, and professionalism that moved us light years away from the embarrassing, toxic, tumultuous,...
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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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Kyrie Irving Bought George Floyd’s Family A House

While some are busy ripping Nets' guard Kyrie Irving for being selfish, distant and immature, they fail to understand just how deep pain, suffering...
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NFL Hires Show Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed For Black NFL Coaches

The NFL's head coaching hiring process is proving to be more of the same when it comes to Black NFL coaches. There appears to be...
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Detroit Lions Hire Brad Holmes As New GM

The Lions purged their team of head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn after the team's Thanksgiving Day 41-25 blowout loss at the...
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John Calipari Moonwalks Back On Support For Kentucky Players Kneeling

Taking a knee has never been a crime. It has never physically injured anyone or disrespected veterans, the national anthem, or the flag. The only...
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LeBron James’ No-Look 3 Was A Bet For A “Benjamin”

Everyone is talking about LeBron James' no-look 3-pointer from last night's game against the Houston Rockets. But this morning we're finding out a little...
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If The Big Ben Era Is Done In Pittsburgh, Can It Be Dak Prescott’s Time?

When the Cowboys' Dak Prescott went down against the Giants, everyone knew it was bad. Players and fans were sick to their stomach for the...
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Kentucky Basketball Took A Knee And Now They’re The Enemy

Forget about Trump inciting a riot. Forget about domestic white terrorists following his lead and bum-rushing the Capitol. Forget about the "light-handed" and late...
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DeVonta Smith Almost Beat Ohio State By Himself In Tide Beatdown

We saw that DeVonta Smith had the chance to be special four years ago when he caught the winning 41-yard touchdown pass from Tua...
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