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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...
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No Man Is Perfect, So Remember Jim Brown The Way You Choose

On Friday we lost one of the greatest football players and athletes the sports world has ever known when Pro Football Hall of Famer...
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By Being Herself, Angel Reese Slays Anti-Blackness And Misogynoir In Sports

If there is one thing that sport helps to unmask is the fact that we have so much work to do when it comes...
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So What Exactly Must Black Coaches Do To Become NFL Head Coaches?

Coming up, we were told that if you work hard, sacrifice, prove yourself and produce results, you will reap the rewards you deserve. Those were...
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Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts Complete Eddie Robinson’s Black QB Vision

When Doug Williams walked off the field victorious at Jack Murphy Stadium after a 42-10 beat down over John Elway and the Denver Broncos...
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New Fiesta Bowl CEO Erik Moses Never Planned To Be A Trailblazer, But It’s In His Blood

Erik Moses didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but his career path has made him exactly that. Moses has opened doors and made history...
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Brittney Griner’s Return Proves Politics Help And Harm Black Women

On the morning of Thursday, December 8th, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was finally released from Russian custody after ten months. For months, the WNBA and...
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How Tar Heels Football Helped The Forgotten Protest At UNC

On Saturday, the North Carolina football team will travel to Greensboro to face Clemson in pursuit of their sixth conference title. While many don't...
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Big Ten Realignment Proves Football Comes First And Academics Rank Last In College Sports

The future move by USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten demonstrated what most people already knew – college sports is...
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The Effects Of Liquified Racism On Black People In Aquatic Sports

What do Halle Bailey, a lack of representation of Black swimmers and divers, and Soul Caps have in common? Liquified Racism. Liquified racism, coined by Peavy...
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Instead Of Leading, Parents Are Bringing Violence To Youth Sports

Seven years ago, I wrote a feature article looking into youth sporting events and the uptick in violence.  While researching for my story, I attended...
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Lack Of Indignation For Brittney Griner Shows Painful Reality Black Female Athletes Face

Initial support for Brittney Griner was mostly nonexistent, with US authorities and reps not offering much more than to say they were working to...
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Bill Russell Didn’t Tolerate, Making Basketball And Society Better

In 1964, Bill Russell, the best basketball player in the world, returned from a Civil Rights mission in Mississippi, the most dangerous state in...
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Brittney Griner, Black Female Athletes Are Forced To Weigh Money vs. Safety

So why was Britney Griner, one of the best women’s basketball players in the world, playing basketball in a Russian league?  She, like many other...
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Marlin Briscoe Ran So Black QBs Could Fly, And Now He Can Rest

“The day we signed him we told him he would be given every opportunity to play quarterback,” Denver Broncos coach Lou Saban said. “He...
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