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Today in Sports History: Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 500th home run of his career
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoIn 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 500th home run of his career, off Matt Morris, to help the...
Nathan Hare, scholar who led fight for Black studies, dies at 91
Washington Post· 9 hours agoNathan Hare, a scholar and writer who helped shape Black empowerment movements in the 1960s,...
Willie Mays, Giants Legend and One of the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, Dead at 93
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoESPN placed him at Number 8 on its list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 20th century in 1999,...
'A drive to keep going': Smith honored with award at Juneteenth celebration
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe only Black history museum in eastern Kentucky seized a spotlight at the Juneteenth celebration in Louisville Wednesday. IMG_5890.JPG The award is pictured. Darrell Smith, co-founder of The ...
Ricardo Urbina, judge who once helped fuel Olympics protests, dies at 78
Washington Post· 4 days agoRicardo Urbina, a Washington-based federal judge whose thwarted bid in the 1960s to join the New...
Who Are George Foreman’s Children? Here’s What We Know About All 12 of Them
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 days agoGeorge Foreman, a renowned boxing world sports legend, is also a celebrated family man. He has won...
Black Athletes Whose Children Followed in Their Footsteps
The Root via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoWe previously looked at NBA fathers and the sons who followed in their hoop shoes. But with Father’s...
Roger Federer Quotes
Tennis X· 4 hours agoRoger Federer Quotes on Tennis-X.com.
Nathan Hare, 91, Dies; Founded the First Black Studies Program
New York Times· 2 days agoSeeking to bring the ideas of Black power into the classroom — and coining the term “ethnic studies”...
MLB world reacts to Willie Mays' death
New York Times· 4 days agoMajor League Baseball and San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died Tuesday at age 93. Mays spent 21 of his 23 major-league seasons with the Giants...