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Jackie Robinson would be condemning police terror and white America were he alive todayYesterday was April 15th, Jackie Robinson Day, baseball’s annual event of empty tributes to cover up the fact that 90 percent of teams refuse to hire Black or Hispanic executives or managers despite Jackie’s dying wishes. ...

Packers, who gave more than $750K to police for body cameras, do not understand they don’t stop police from shooting Black peopleIn another edition of the NFL trying to do right, yet failing, the Green Bay Packers recently gave more than $750,000 to the city of Green Bay for police body cameras in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., according to the Washington Post....

LSU’s Koy Moore being ‘violated’ by police is another example why we can't relax on fighting injusticeLSU wide receiver Koy Moore says he was “violated numerous times” during an incident with Baton Rouge Police on Saturday night....

Bucks’ Sterling Brown becomes latest police brutality victim to receive a settlement

Now that things are starting to unwind from the 2020 presidential election, our attention to the pressing matters confronting this country can’t waver. ...

How the Breonna Taylor case went so wrong

In the end, police never even searched the apartment....

Sports World Points to a More Important Conversation: Jacob Blake’s Shooting

Before the tipoff between the Bucks and Magic, as reporters asked him questions about playoff basketball — which seemed meaningless at the time — Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer asked if he could say something....

WNBA’s McCoughtry Wants to Put Names of Police Brutality Victims on Jersey Backs [UPDATED]

The WNBA has put it out on Main Street: This is the time. Their words match their actions. Three of the WNBA’s biggest stars, Imani McGee-Stafford, Natasha Cloud and Renee Montgomery will not be competing in the WNBA’s 22-game hoop bubble season next month in Bradenton, Fla, citing this being the ti...

Black Quarterbacks Begin To Speak Out

Black quarterbacks in the NFL have been vocal this week on the recent injustices that have sparked protests across the country....