Tag: Black athletes
1948 Olympic Bronze Medalist Herb Douglas Dies at 101
By WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to...
How White Privilege Plays into the First Lady’s Idea to Invite Runner-Up Iowa to...
By Joseph N. Cooper, UMass Boston, The conversation
Why is race an important lens for this event?
As I argue in my book “From Exploitation Back...
Ghana President Among Mourners at Funeral of Christian Atsu
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE, Associated Press
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's president was among hundreds of mourners Friday who paid their last respects at the funeral...
PGA TOUR and United Airlines Announce Multi-Year Extension
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
United will continue to serve as the “Official Airline of the PGA TOUR” through 2025
Partnership extends United’s...
LeBron Trading Card Could Fetch Record Price At Auction
LeBron James might be on the cusp of setting another record. And someone will have to pay a lot of money to make it...