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WASHINGTON D.C. (WCIA) — The U.S. Department of Education announced a rule that Terence Shannon Jr. and the University of Illinois already litigated in court. The rule, part of the changes to Title IX, prevents colleges and universities from suspending students-athletes while investigators affiliated with their college conduct investigations into claims of sexual misconduct . […]
America’s Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved fists as the national anthem played after the medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics. This was one of the most profound moments in the history of black people and black athletes. That human rights salute paved the way for today’s Olympians, like Jordan Chiles, to hold […]
In back-to-back matches, the U.S.’ most recent Olympic and world champions in taekwondo were eliminated from Paris Olympic team contention on Friday. At the Olympic Trials in Charlotte, Kristina Teachout prevailed over Anastasija Zolotic, who in Tokyo became the second American, and first American woman, to win Olympic taekwondo gold. Teachout, 18, rallied after losing […]
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) was established in 1967 when African American members of the California Legislature, under the leadership of former State Sen. Mervyn Dymally, came together to address issues faced by Black Californians. The origins of the CLBC date back to 1918 when Frederick […]
By Tamara Shiloh Charles W. Follis, also known as “The Black Cyclone,” was a trailblazing athlete born on Feb. 3, 1879. He became the first Black professional American football player. Follis played for the Shelby Blues in the “Ohio League” from 1902 to 1906. On Sept. 16, 1904, Follis signed a contract with the Shelby […]
Jessie Diggins won a World Cup cross-country skiing race to complete one of the best weekends across the board in recent U.S. winter sports history. Diggins crushed a 10km freestyle field in Östersund, Sweden, prevailing by 23 seconds for a second consecutive weekend to extend her World Cup overall standings lead. “Today was for the […]
Black players on Northwestern’s football team were subjected to racial abuse and punished for their appearances while their White teammates were not, two former Northwestern football players said during a news conference Friday in Chicago. “Northwestern not only treated players of color differently than our White teammates, but they tried to conform us in our […]
“If you can think it, you can do it. If you can dream it, you can do it. Just keep working hard. It won’t come easy and it will seem impossible but if you keep working hard it will definitely happen.” — Coco Gauff Tennis is a sport that has been historically dominated by white […]
Story Links 2023 Junior Grand Prix Series Competition Central Six junior skaters will represent Team USA at the sixth stop of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series in Gdansk, Poland, September 27-30. The United States will compete in the women’s, men’s and […]
Gymnasts Shilese Jones, Simone Biles and Leanne Wong pose after placing second, first and third in the all-around competition on the final day of women’s competition at the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in San Jose, Calif. Loren Elliott/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loren Elliott/AFP via Getty Images Gymnasts Shilese Jones, […]