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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In 1968, Johnson, NFL star Rosey Grier and journalist George Plimpton, apprehended Sirhan Sirhan immediately after Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed. […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press — Huge holes in state budgets due to the coronavirus pandemic and the demonstrated eagerness of fans to bet on sports are likely to spur a […]

By Andrew Lawrence – Andrew Lawrence The former NFL player believes uncomfortable conversations are a way of bridging the racial divide. So he wrote a book about them. What’s in a name? Power, says Emmanuel […]

By Brian Campbell  – Nov 29, 2020 – Both men will take home a sizable check for their efforts in Los Angeles on Saturday. Former heavyweight champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will each take home a […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – For the first time in NFL history, an all-Black crew will officiate an NFL game. The historic occasion will happen when the […]

By STEPHEN WHYNO – The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL. Peterson’s hiring comes days after the […]

By Stephen Edelson – Asbury Park Press – The landscape included high-profile athletes protesting racial injustice, overheated rhetoric and push-back from hallowed institutions. Sound familiar? While those flashbacks are from a half-century ago, they could […]

By Adam Schupak  – AUGUSTA, Ga. – Forty-five years after Lee Elder became the first Black man to play in the Masters, he finally is being recognized by the club for his trailblazing achievement. Fred Ridley, Chairman […]

By Tom Haudricourt  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Devin Williams became the third player in club history to win rookie of the year honors, claiming the 2020 Jackie Robinson award in the […]

Published  November 5, 2020 By  Ny MaGee – *LeBron James is demanding justice for the sister of his friend Brandon Weems, who was discovered in her bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head.  Ericka Weems, 37, was […]