Sports, Arts and Culture

Harry Belafonte was more than a Civil Rights activist but a genuine internationalist

The great Jamaican-identified artist, Civil Rights activist and internationalist, Harry Belafonte, died from congestive heart failure at age 96 on…

May 1, 2023

A double standard

On April 1, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers women’s basketball team won its first 2023 NCAA championship, after trouncing,…

April 10, 2023

Statue honoring Harriet Tubman unveiled in Newark, New Jersey

The unveiling of a monument honoring the legacy of the great Black abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, took place in the Black-majority…

March 16, 2023

<span class="streamer2">Editorial WW/MO</span><br>Otro ataque a las mujeres negras en el deporte

Si escuchas a los comentaristas deportivos que cubren el baloncesto masculino profesional y universitario, oirás a menudo palabras como “atletismo”…

March 8, 2023

Yet another attack on Black women in sports

If you listen to sportscasters covering men’s professional and college basketball, you often hear words like “athleticism” and “physicality” used…

February 27, 2023

Double standard for Black NFL quarterbacks

Quarterback Lamar Jackson’s row with the NFL franchise Baltimore Ravens has been making the rounds as of late. Recently, the…

February 22, 2023

Super Bowl can’t disguise systemic racism, big profits

The most popular one-day sports event in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12 this year in Glendale, Arizona — Super…

February 13, 2023

Black NFL coaches face increased injustice

At the beginning of the 2022 season, there were only three Black head coaches in the NFL, whose players are…

January 17, 2023

Pelé meant the world to us Africans

By Tafi Mhaka The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé…

January 13, 2023

Issues behind near death of Damar Hamlin

Buffalo, New York Bulletin: As we go to press, Hamlin has returned home to Buffalo.   Unprecedented tragedy struck at the…

January 11, 2023