The Root5d
America's Top Black Sportscasters Through the Years
From Greg Gumbel to Robin Roberts, these Black sportscasters have done an excellent job of sharing and narrating the sports ...
In 1968, a southern Illinois native broke a major NBA color barrier
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
CNN13d
‘He embraced hate’: The ‘ego death’ that transformed Kobe Bryant from the ‘king of LA’ into the Black Mamba
Bryant was a cultural icon, too, transcending basketball in a way that only a select few players in history ... up with the idea of the Black Mamba, a venomous African snake, also the codename ...
Commercial Appeal26d
How Memphis Grizzlies players have embraced Martin Luther King Jr.'s significance
Scotty Pippen Jr. learned of King's significance through the school system and growing up with a Black father who was a star player in the NBA ... National Museum of African American History ...
Black NFL players share on number of Black coaches in survey
An Associated Press survey of more than 65 Black players from 25 NFL teams found that about 36% were discouraged or ...
Kobe Bryant legacy continues with players such as Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker
Sunday marks five years since Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash. Bryant's legacy lives on in the NBA ...
Commonwealth Times2d
Press Box: The Black athlete influence won’t ever leave
From Air Jordans to the high-five, Black athletes have driven popular culture for decades. The mannerisms, clothes and ...
11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing
More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers ...
The Baltimore Sun9d
More than a third of Black NFL players surveyed are discouraged by a lack of Black coaches
However, when you have a big representation of African-American players ... MLB and NHL? In the NBA, where about 70% of players are Black, 11 of 30 teams — 37% — have a Black coach.
Newsday9d
11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing
However, when you have a big representation of African-American players ... MLB and NHL? In the NBA, where about 70% of players are Black, 11 of 30 teams — 37% — have a Black coach.