Title IX has opened doors for numerous women athletes. The problem is, its benefits have historically skewed away from Black women.
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The “history of present illness” (HPI) can reinforce stereotypes that prevent Black and brown patients from receiving proper care.
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In terms of on-court greatness and off-court giving, it’s hard to choose between Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but perhaps we don’t have to do so.
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The 20-year-old Rooney Rule sometimes helped but often didn’t promote genuine opportunities for head coaches of color.
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Black American women are dying of complications from childbirth at alarming rates. There are systemic solutions to this systemic problem.]
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A young Black mother who died a painful death from cancer in 1951 has since saved countless lives—but without her consent or her family’s compensation.
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From the heroic players of the early Negro Leagues, African American baseball players have broken barriers.
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Running in the morning is a great way to stay healthy and active. Just remember to fuel up, first. Read on for four breakfast meals to improve your running.
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Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.” Memories are what will afford us the ability to overcome this pandemic. Memories can nourish troubled souls and calm distracted minds. In the moment we may have been frustrated or annoyed but in hindsight the triviality of what once loomed large is clear and we cannot help but smile and laugh at ourselves. Sacrificing holiday gatherings this year for many more in the future is what is being requested by the CDC, healthcare workers, and a neighbor with a chronic health condition who could suffer if hospitals are at maximum capacity.
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American sports are at a crossroads. In times of fear and uncertainty, we often look to athletics to provide joy, inspiration, and clarity. But social justice will no longer afford our national pastimes the ability to obscure our collective lens. Indeed, only the past few months without sports—those empty fields, dark courts, and silent stadiums—have given us the opportunity to focus our national attention on something far more important: police brutality against Black men in America.
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