T'Challa in Black Panther
Jackie Robinson in 42
James Brown in Get on Up
Thurgood Marshall in Marshall
Iconic figures. Iconic roles.
RIP Chadwick Boseman
After Deion Sanders' Jackson State football team defeated FAMU in their season opener, Coach had something to get off his chest, "Don’t you think his mama-n-them want to see their baby name on the back of the jerseys?"
Coach Prime wants the SWAC to display names on jerseys
Last week, 15-year-old tennis prodigy Coco Gauff became the youngest tennis player to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open era.
Venus and Serena Williams were the reason Gauff picked up a tennis racket.
Gauff just defeated Venus Williams (6-4, 6-4) in the first round.
Cam Newton, Teddy Bridgewater, Dwayne Haskins, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott, Tyrod Taylor, Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson
10 Black starting QBs in Week 1 -- the most in a season opener in NFL history 🙌🏾
MLB is officially recognizing the Negro Leagues as a Major League.
Thousands of players, like Josh Gibson – considered to be one of the best hitters baseball has ever seen though he wasn't allowed to play in a single MLB game – are now officially considered Major Leaguers.
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Dawn Staley’s Olympic gold medal count
As a player:
1996 🏅
2000 🏅
2004 🏅
As an assistant coach:
2008 🏅
2016 🏅
As a head coach:
2020 🏅
Every time Staley has gone to the Olympics, she’s left with a gold medal.
Ryan Clark on why fans booed when players linked arms before the Texans vs Chiefs game: "Because you're doing stuff for Black people." Via (@FirstTake)
Rich Paul on #TheRichPaulRule :
"Does anyone really believe a four-year degree is what separates an ethical person from a con artist?”
(via The Athletic)
“I will not shut up and dribble because I mean too much to...my wife, my family and all these other kids that look up to me for inspiration.” @KingJames addressing his critics. #NBAAllStar2018
Zaila Avant-garde the FIRST African-American to win the Scripps National #SpellingBee. 👸🏾🏆
She’s also really good at basketball and holds a Guinness World Record‼️
Here are some of her 🏀 highlights from middle school. #blackgirlmagic
J.R. Smith is cleared by the NCAA to play golf for @ncatsuaggies!
“It was probably one of the most exciting feelings I've had in a while. I really didn't know how it was going to go. ... but to be able to actually call myself a student-athlete is a great feeling.” - J.R. Smith
Salute to the legendary radio host @TJMShow who is broadcasting the "Tom Joyner Morning Show" live, in-studio for the last time tomorrow. He started his radio career through protests during the civil rights movement.
First woman ✔️
First Black American ✔️
First South Asian American ✔️
First graduate of an HBCU ✔️
Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect of the United States
Naomi Osaka brought seven face masks to the US Open.
Each mask highlights a different Black victim of racial injustice and police brutality.
- Breonna Taylor
- Elijah McClain
- Ahmaud Arbery
- Trayvon Martin
- George Floyd
- Philando Castile
Today: Tamir Rice
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Rich Paul was able to get Anthony Davis a five-year, $190M maximum contract with the Lakers. This video shows a young Paul explaining exactly where his mind is on building wealth.
(via @dribblecity)
- 11x NBA Champion
- 12x All-Star
- 5x MVP
- 21,620 career rebounds
- 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist
- 1975 Hall of Fame inductee
Happy 86th Birthday to an all-time great, Bill Russell!!
For senior night, Jackson State's student manager, Thomas "Snacks" Lee, suited up for the Tigers and entered the game with two minutes to play.
Then this happened 😮
"SNACKS!"
(via @AllHailDorian)
Happy birthday Breonna Taylor. The frontline healthcare worker would've been 27, today. Breonna was killed by police after they entered her apartment searching for a man who didn't live there and was already detained by police. No one has been charged in the murder. #KnowHerName
Sha'Carri Richardson will be one of nine competitors in the women's 100m sprint at next weekend's Prefontaine Classic.
The field includes Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson who won gold, silver and bronze in the 100m final in Tokyo 👀
Renee Montgomery went from playing for the Atlanta Dream to joining the team's new ownership group.
She is the first former player to become both an owner and executive of a WNBA team
Truly Undefeated, @ReneeMontgomery 👏🏾
France just won the #WorldCup, but so did Cameroon, Angola, Nigeria, the DRC, Mali, and Guinea and Senegal.
The Cup may have never before belonged to so much of the world.
Candace Parker arrived for the Sky's game against the Mystics wearing the high school jersey of Chicago-native Ben Wilson.
In 1984, Wilson was considered to be the top hoops prospect in the country. He was tragically shot and killed one day before the start of his senior season.
Man falsely imprisoned for 10 years, uses prison library to study law and have his conviction overturned. Becomes a lawyer and is now helping overturn other false convictions. nbcnews.to/2MowJiA
Naomi Osaka completes the comeback to win the US Open!!
She is the first woman since 1994 to win a US Open final after losing the first set 😲
Osaka is now 3-0 in her career in major finals 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
Last summer, Jrue Holiday pledged the remainder of his 2020 NBA salary ($5.3 million) to create The Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Justice Fund to help Black-owned businesses and Black-led organizations.
Tonight, he's an NBA champion.
A true winner on and off the court 👏🏾
Dawn Staley, the first Black head coach of the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, has led Team USA to its seventh-consecutive gold medal 🏅
Team USA’s seven gold medals ties the longest gold medal streak for any Olympic team sport 👏🏾
Big news this morning - #BlackPanther sold more advance tickets on @Fandango in its first 24 hours than any other MCU movie, besting previous record holder Captain America: Civil War. Long live the King!
Simone Biles - AP Female Athlete of the Year
Kawhi Leonard - AP Male Athlete of the Year
Serena Williams - AP Female Athlete of the Decade
LeBron James - AP Male Athlete of the Decade
Black Excellence.