What If The New Orleans Pelicans Traded For This Former All-Star?

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

22

1950

James A. Bell

James A. Bell - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

George Gervin

Born on April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, George Gervin is a retired professional basketball player who is known to be one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA

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Source: Black History Resources

Apr

27

1952

Jordan, Michael Jeffrey

Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament final over Georgetown. Joining the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

LeBron James Explains How Michael Jordan Got Him Through the 'Dark Days' of His Childhood

Now that ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” has concluded, it has proved to be a ratings smash all the way

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Tristan Thompson Files Libel Suit Against Woman Who Claims He’s The Father Of Her Child

Reports

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Source: Black America Web

Charlie Ward

Showing athletic gift and interest in various sports from a young age, Charlie Ward was born on October 12, 1970 in Thomasville, Georgia. Having his own father as the coach, Ward starred on the football and basketball teams of his high school, showing the signs of a star from the start and led his

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Source: Black History Resources

Oct

12

1970

Beyoncé To Join The Obamas As Speakers For Virtual Graduation Event

Beyoncé is slated to participate in an upcoming virtual graduation event for the class of 2020 alongside Barack and Michelle

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtic

Bill Russell named head coach of the Boston Celtics, becoming the first African American to coach an NBA team.

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Mar

28

1966

Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is a professional NBA player who plays for the Miami Heat. He was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. His parents separated when he was very young and Wade and his older sister Tragil initially went to live with their mother. She was financially

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Source: Black History Resources

Jan

17

1982

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes

Susan E. Chapman-Hughes - Savoy Network

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Source: Savoy Network

Celebrating Madam C. J. Walker’s legacy with 10 of her powerful quotes

8|24 #MambaMentality

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Michael Jordan's Daughter Jasmine Jordan Explains Why 'The Last Dance' Has Been Eye-Opening for Her

ESPN’s docuseries the “The Last Dance” may be teaching a younger generation of basketball fans a lot about Michael

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

COVID-19 Shutdown Means NBA Players Will Have to Pay the League Back

The NBA had proposed a 50 percent pay cut starting in April but settled on half of that to start in

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Walt Frazier

Walter Frazier is a retired professional NBA player who played for the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was born on March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia and was the eldest of nine children. An exceptional athlete since childhood, Frazier was the star of the football, baseball and

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Source: Black History Resources

Mar

29

1945

Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA.

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Jan

13

1999

Friends and Former Media Colleagues React to Death of Beloved Sports Journalist Roger B. Brown

As news hit on May 18th that legendary DFW sports journalist Roger B. Brown passed away days after his 61st birthday, many of his friends and former media colleagues took to social media to express their feelings about the beloved “Roger

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Durant, Kevin Wayne (1988- )

Kevin Wayne Durant is a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA) who played for the Oklahoma City Thunder (formally known as Seattle Supersonics) and who now plays for the Golden State Warriors in

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Source: Black Past

Sep

29

1988

Wilt Chamberlain

Born: 8/2/936 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDied: 0/2/999 Los Angeles, CaliforniaWilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA); he played for the

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mental health treatment still stigmatized by some

Blacks are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems than the general

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

50 Cent Tells Story of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Once Giving Him the Cold Shoulder

50 Cent once approached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an airport, and the meeting left the rapper feeling far less than happy about

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Leaked audio suggests Michael Jordan refused to play in 1992 Olympics with Isiah Thomas

(Photo: Brian Bahr

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Source: theGrio

Isiah Thomas

Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him

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Source: Black History Resources

Apr

30

1961

Former NBA Writer Martin McNeal, 64, Passes

Beloved local journalist Martin “Marty Mac” McNeal truly had a place in journalism as a prolific sports writer in the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Funny Barack Obama Videos and Viral Clips

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Source: ThoughtCo

Aug

11

2017

Magic Johnson Offers $100 Million to Minority Businesses

Today, on Good Morning America, Johnson, who is also the owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, will partner with MBE Capital Partners, a Latino-owned company, to provide supply chain finance solutions for women and minority-owned businesses and their

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Source: The Florida Star

In Virtual Speech To Black Graduates, Obama Says U.S. Lacks Leadership On Coronavirus

Nam Y. Huh/AP

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Source: Stories About Black History

Manute Bol

Manute Bol was one of the tallest players in NBA history and a political activist in Africa. He was born in Sudan in 1962 in the Dinka tribe. He lived in Sudan for most of his childhood and teenage years. He tended cattle for his family as a young boy and there is a popular story that he often used

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Source: Black History Resources

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The leading scorer in the history of NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 6 of the most prestigious NBA titles, five of which were with the Los Angeles Lakers over a period of 20 years. His list of achievements is one of the most extraordinary in league’s history. Not only was Kareem a member of six NBA

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Source: Black History Resources

Apr

16

1947

Dwight Howard Reveals Mother of His Son Died After Epileptic Seizure

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty

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