Sports
‘I don’t understand what took so long’: Black men now half of the NBA’s head coaches. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
LeBron James is now a billionaire. By Jordan Valinsky / CNN
The Dodgers Embrace the Family of a Player They Once Shunned. By Scott Miller / NYT
Nick Saban’s comments illustrate the NCAA’s continual exploitation of Black athletes. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape
LeBron James surprises Ohio kids on their last day of school. By Caitlin O’Kane / CBS News
Colin Kaepernick completes workout with Las Vegas Raiders, source says. By Adam Schefter / ESPN
New book on the ‘Black Fives’ restores the buried history of basketball. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Will face time with NFL owners result in minority employees filling top-tier jobs at higher rates? By Jason Reid / Andscape
When “Jackie Robinson” Is Used as a Racial Slur. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Millionaire Stephen Curry Earns More Than Serena Williams Per Year Without Stepping Foot on the Court. By Anujtalwalka / Essential Sports
Collegiate Gymnastics Provides a Platform for Social Expression. By Lois Elfman / Diverse Issues In Higher Education
NY Yankees Donaldson repeatedly calls opposing black player “Jackie.” By Michael / Daily Kos
How Muhammad Ali’s Conversion Got Dismissed as “Brainwashing.” By Rebecca L. Davis / Slate
The 50 Highest-Paid Athletes Made Nearly $3 Billion; Here’s A Breakdown Of The Numbers. By Brett Knight / Forbes
‘The Long Game’ documentary goes inside Makur Maker’s brief tenure at Howard. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
What it could take to bring Brittney Griner home from Russia. By Sean Rameswaram and Hady Mawajdeh / Vox
Stephen Curry Graduates From Davidson College And Gets His Diploma At Age 34. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
First all-Black American team summits Mount Everest, makes history. By Felecia Wellington Radel / USA Today
Naomi Osaka Takes Control of Her Business Interests Off the Tennis Court.
Anybody Can Dribble a Basketball. But Few Can Do It Like This. By Sopan Deb / NYT
Erich Barnes, Star Defensive Back for the 1960s Giants, Dies at 86. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
‘We’re not done yet’: How Cynthia Marshall has helped transform the Mavericks. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
HBCU lacrosse team accuses police of racial profiling in search of bus. By Timothy Bella / Wash Post
How ‘Winning Time’ wrestles with Blackness will determine whether the HBO show has its own legacy. By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
For Allen Iverson, it was never just about ‘practice.’ By Justin Tinsley / Andscape
Former Detroit Pistons’ Player Joe Dumars Becomes Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations For NBA. By Taylor Berry / Newsonyx
Liz Cambage Is Done ‘Living Someone Else’s Dream.’ By Alanis Thames / NYT
Joel Embiid Is Carving a Path Into the Heart of Philadelphia. By Sopan Deb / NYT
For Dusty Baker, 2,000 wins are a testament to his generational impact. By Claire Smith / Andscape
U.S. says WNBA’s Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
