In a smoky room during the 1950 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected a slick, ball-handling defender and relentless rebounder who changed the dynamics of the game. Duquesne University graduate Chuck Cooper, the 14th pick, and […]
Houston rap legend Mike Walls, better known as Mr. Mike, has been taking the streets to school for 25 years. He and another Houston rapper, Thorough, broke through with their 1995 album, “Anotha Day Anotha […]
BALTIMORE — To help students avoid crippling college debt, former United Parcel Service executive and Morgan State University alumnus Calvin Tyler is increasing his $5 million commitment to his alma mater by $15 million to fund […]
Washington, D.C. native Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson epitomizes Black history during a month when we remember historic African-American figures and their accomplishments. Johnson achieved greatness inside the boxing ring. He became the first African-American fighter […]
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer dropped the ball with a recent staff hire. Meyer, who won two national championships at the University of Florida and another at Ohio State, hired Chris Doyle after the […]
Negro League Baseball and Black College (now known as HBCU) sports would have been totally omitted from American sports history had it not been for journalists of color and minority publications. Outlets such as the […]
As the market for legal marijuana and cannabidiol, or CBD, skyrockets — prompting corporations to buy stakes in cannabis companies — thousands remain imprisoned for weed-related offenses. Most are people of color, while the investors […]
Organizers say more names could be added to a monument commemorating an October 1965 civil rights demonstration in Mississippi. The granite monument in Natchez _ unveiled in 2019 _ is engraved with the names of […]
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