Apr 24, 2023 | History, Sports
Tyra Perry of Illinois and Sharonda McDonald-Kelley of Michigan State will meet in a three-game series this weekend that is believed to be the first time two Black female coaches have squared off in Power Five softball. The Spartans were scheduled to play three games...
Sep 12, 2022 | Business, Sports, Technology
The NFL is working to bridge the wealth and racial gap by supporting Black-owned businesses. Contract With Black America Institute As AfroTech previously reported, the league partnered with Ice Cube’s Contract with Black America Institute to close...
Aug 7, 2022 | Sports, Women
Omie Dale has fond memories of splashing in the sea as a child, of racing through water parks and swimming in backwaters and rivers. “There’s so much joy that can be had once you learn to swim, once you’ve abandoned those fears and you can get in the...
Jul 25, 2022 | History, Sports
Bud Fowler, who was born in the Montgomery County community, was the first Black man in professional, organized baseball. He will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Everybody knows the name of the first Black professional baseball player, right? ...
Jun 27, 2022 | Sports, Women
Missy Wilson will celebrate her 35th birthday in a spot so remote it will take her a flight to Alaska and a trip in a bushplane before she can even begin an eight-day trek. “I’m so excited. I can’t wait,” said Wilson, who lives in Spring. She has been busy preparing —...
Apr 17, 2022 | Higher Education, Sports, Women
Five young women at North Carolina’s Saint Augustine’s University are making history. They will compete as the first historically Black university women’s crew team, ever. “We are trailblazers. We are literally Black history,” sophomore Breanna Dorway said. “I’m just...
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