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J. Cole set to play for Rwanda Patriots in the
Grammy award-winning rapper J. Cole will play basketball for the Rwandan Patriots of the Basketball Africa League, The New Times Rwanda announced on Twitter. #BREAKING: American rapper J. Cole @JColeNC is in Rwanda and could feature for local side Patriots at the upcoming Basketball Africa League. The New Times has learned he is on the club’s roster for the competition. pic.twitter.com/mhHOBCAvhx — The New Times (Rwanda) (@NewTimesRwanda) May 9, 2021 According to USA Today, the rapper will play for the team during the Basketball Africa League’s inaugural season. The official announcement of the artist starring with the team is expected to […]Read more...
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Georgia law allowing college athletes to be paid, schools can
By: Alyssa Wilson Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 617 on Thursday. The bill will allow college athletes in the state to earn money from their name, image and likeness beginning in July 2021. RELATED: Kelsey Koelzer becomes first Black ice hockey coach in NCAA history Kemp said he hopes the new law will help give the state a competitive edge in attracting players and students from Georgia and other states, The Moultrie Observer reported. “I believe it sets Georgia on the path to accomplish something that quite honestly should have been done a long time ago,” he said. “Thanks to [the bill], student […]Read more...
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‘Neglected & rejected’: No HBCU players selected in 2021 NFL
By: Alyssa Wilson Out of all the collegiate athletes selected for the 2021 NFL Draft, no teams in the league picked a player from a historically Black college or university (HBCU). RELATED: Anthoney Amey talks 2021 HBCU NFL Draft Prospects and the impact of COVID-19 Deion Sanders, a former NFL player and the football coach for Jackson State University, took to Instagram to express his frustration, saying: “And we have the audacity to hate on one another while our kids are being NEGLECTED & REJECTED. I witnessed a multitude of kids that we played against that were more than qualified […]Read more...
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Kelsey Koelzer becomes first Black ice hockey coach in NCAA
Another Black woman has made history. This time, it’s in the ranks of ice hockey for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Kelsey Koelzer, the head coach for the women’s ice hockey team at Arcadia University, is the first Black person to coach the sport in the division. She started playing hockey at the age of four and she was often the only girl playing in a sport dominated by boys. She was told numerous times “girls don’t belong on the ice.” RELATED: Maia Chaka becomes first Black woman on NFL officiating staff As she got older, she started to […]Read more...
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MAMBACITA x DANNIJO clothing line honoring Gianna Bryant sold out,
May 1st would have been Gianna “Gigi” Bryant’s 15th birthday. Her family honored her memory with a clothing line and fundraiser. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanessa Bryant 🦋 (@vanessabryant) RELATED: Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial The clothing line was sold in collaboration with the female-owned company Dannijo. Limited edition tie-dye unisex sweat sets were sold with the goal of raising money for the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation in honor of Gigi and her love for sports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by DANNIJO […]Read more...
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Anthony Amey talks 2021 HBCU NFL Draft Prospects and the
By: Christina Santi The 2021 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday evening in Cleveland, Ohio. COVID-19 has changed the traditional pre-NFL Draft process, including the elimination of the NFL Scouting Combine. The global pandemic put the fall season of HBCU football on pause. However, the HBCU Combine took on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham on April 9, allowing 42 prospects from both the 2020 and 2021 classes to be scouted for the NFL. BNC primetime sports anchor Anthony Amey spoke with the network about the top prospects from Black Colleges and Universities. He believes Grambling State’s offensive lineman David Moore and North Carolina […]Read more...
