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Today in Sports History: Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 500th home run of his career
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoIn 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. hits the 500th home run of his career, off Matt Morris, to help the...
Nathan Hare, 91, Dies; Founded the First Black Studies Program
New York Times· 7 hours agoSeeking to bring the ideas of Black power into the classroom — and coining the term “ethnic studies”...
'A drive to keep going': Smith honored with award at Juneteenth celebration
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 21 hours 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 ...
Willie Mays, Giants Legend and One of the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time, Dead at 93
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoESPN placed him at Number 8 on its list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 20th century in 1999,...
Ricardo Urbina, judge who once helped fuel Olympics protests, dies at 78
Washington Post· 3 days agoRicardo Urbina, a Washington-based federal judge whose thwarted bid in the 1960s to join the New...
Today in Sports - Week Ahead, June 21 - June 27
Associated Press· 1 day agoToday in Sports - Week Ahead, June 21 - June 27. 2 Takes
Who Are George Foreman’s Children? Here’s What We Know About All 12 of Them
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 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· 5 days agoWe previously looked at NBA fathers and the sons who followed in their hoop shoes. But with Father’s...
Ricardo M. Urbina, Trailblazing Latino Judge in Capital, Dies at 78
New York Times· 2 days agoBefore being appointed to the bench in Washington, he was a track star who became a symbol of...
Sympathy For The Daddies, How Black Fathers Are Misunderstood
Forbes· 6 days ago*I wrote this for a previous Father's Day. At the hardworking black Mama Awards banquet, my mother,...