Posts Tagged ‘Black Athletes’
WhatsApp commissions first entertainment project, a film featuring Nigerian NBA star
The Milwaukee Buck’s own Giannis Antetokounmpo will be the star of WhatsApp’s first foray into film, a 12-minute documentary.
Read MoreBefore Serena, There Was Althea
While Serena Williams shone in the tennis spotlight like no Black woman athlete before her, racism has overshadowed Althea Gibson’s talents.
Read MoreNFL Veteran R.K. Russell Vows To Break More Barriers For LGBTQ People With New Memoir
Former football player R.K. Russell came out about his sexuality in 2019 and is set to tell all in his forthcoming memoir
Read MoreLeBron James Agrees To New Contract That Will Him Make Highest-Paid NBA Player Ever
Lebron James has made history when he signed his most recent contractor with the LA Lakers, which will keep him on until his 40th birthday.
Read MoreSerena Williams’ legacy was powered by tennis – but her influence on Black girls and women was just as profound
After Serena Williams announced her impending retirement from tennis, many reflect on the athlete’s legacy in the face of sexism and racism.
Read MoreThe Jackie Robinson Museum is inspiring the next generation of social justice activists
Jackie Robinson may be better known as a baseball great, but the museum that just opened in his honor highlights his activism, too.
Read MoreSir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child
British Olympian Mo Farah disclosed that he was trafficked as a child and forced into domestic servitude while separated from his family.
Read MoreWNBA’s Candace Parker records historic second triple-double in win over Mystics
Candace Parker of the Chicago Sky recently made history with her second triple-double, making her the oldest athlete in the WBNA to do so.
Read MoreBlack Olympians to watch during the Winter Games
Seven talented Black athletes will don their gear and step into the cold to represent Team U.S.A. at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Read MoreLusia ‘Lucy’ Harris, The Only Woman Ever Drafted In The NBA Draft, Passes Away At 66
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Lusia “Lucy” Harris, a star in women’s collegiate basketball during the 1970s and the first and only woman ever to be officially drafted by an NBA team, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her family as well as Delta State University. She was 66. “We are deeply saddened to share…
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