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Oregon moves to ban display of nooses, a racist symbol – AP News
Oregon moves to ban display of nooses, a racist symbol - AP News | RiverBender.com ...
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Washington Football Team replaces cheerleaders with coed dance team
“As we set out to modernize the Washington Football gameday, it’s important that we develop a top-notch entertainment program that...
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Chatelain: Even in Omaha, the word ‘plantation’ carries 400 years of ‘dehumanization’ | Creighton
“The origin of the word is slavery,” said Cynthia Robinson, Black Studies professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. “Enslavement until...
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Magic Johnson lobbies for greater African-American presence in NBA locker rooms, front offices: “Need more black coaches and executives”
Magic Johnson posted a rallying cry for African-Americans in the USA to stand up and be counted among head coaches...
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Devard Darling carries on the legacy of brother Devaughn with foundation
CLOSEDevard Darling has created the As One Foundation to increase awareness concerning overexertion and sports-related deaths due to having the...
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Historian’s talk, book highlight local region’s Black pioneers
Jan Batiste Adkins Capitalized, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” is a political statement. Lower case, “Black lives matter” is...
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Exhibit Honors First Black Major League Baseball Coach
SARASOTA, FL — An exhibit highlighting the baseball career of Buck O'Neil, the first Black Major League Baseball coach, is...
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Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson: Coach’s autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history – Sports
UT-Austin’s athletic program is currently undergoing one of its periodic convulsions, the dismissal and replacement of 4-year football coach Tom...
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Former women’s basketball player pays homage to her sport and Black women with new documentary — The Undefeated
Melanie Page Dunning grew up thinking her basketball talent and love of the game would create a financial path for...
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Pro athletes supporting financial literacy for kids and young adults — The Undefeated
The persistent racial wealth gap is pushing pro athletes to champion financial literacy for Black kids and teens. They are...
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