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Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the
Former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League. He is the first African American to head a major sports league.
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Byron R. White
Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
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15
2002
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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Oct
12
1970
Lou Brock/baseball
Lou Brock stole a record of 935th bases and became the all-time major league record holder.
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Sep
23
1979
Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell is a professional American football player who played for the Houston Oilers and the New Orleans Saints. He was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. He was the sixth of eleven children in his family. Their father died when he was very young. He began playing football at
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Jul
27
1991
Marion Motley
Marion Motley , (born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Georgia, U.S.—died June 27, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio), African American gridiron football player who helped desegregate professional football in the 1940s during a career that earned him induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
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Jun
27
1999
Ciara
Ciara Prince Harris is an American singer, songwriter, actress and model. She was born on October 25, 1985 to military parents and consequently traveled around a lot as a child. When her parents finally settled in Atlanta, Georgia, the young Ciara was already dreaming of becoming a singer. As
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Burundi: general elections amid virus, tension
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and growing tensions in the country, Burundi will, on Wednesday, hold general
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Elizabeth City State University (1891- )
Elizabeth City State University was established in 1891 as a response to a bill, enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly, which proposed the creation of a normal school for the training of black teachers in the state. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, the University is
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Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice, born on October 13, 1962 in Starkville, Mississippi is a former American wide receiver. Rice grew up in Crawford, Mississippi and was the son of a brick mason. He attended Mississippi Valley State University as it was the only university that offered Rice a scholarship. As a high school
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Oct
13
1962
Jakob Daniel Du Toit
Jakob Daniel Du Toit , pseudonym Totius (born Feb. 21, 1877, Paarl, Cape Colony, S.Af.—died July 1, 1953, Pretoria, Transvaal), Afrikaaner poet, pastor, biblical scholar, and the compiler of an Afrikaans Psalter (1936) that is regarded as one of the finest poetic achievements of its kind in
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Jul
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1953
Toyota Makes Million Dollar Commitment To Youth And Family Programs At New Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy
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Al Davis
Al Davis , byname of Allen Davis (born July 4, 1929, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 8, 2011, Oakland, California), American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National
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Oct
8
2011
Tennessee State University (1912- )
Tennessee State University (TSU) is a historically black, comprehensive, four-year co-educational university located on a 500 acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee.  With over 10,000 students, including nearly 1,900 graduate students, it is one of the largest historically black colleges and
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Michael Sam
Michael Sam is an American footballer who plays for the Dallas Cowboys. He is also one of the few openly gay players in the National Football League (NFL). He was born Michael Alan Sam Jr. to Jo Ann and Michael Sam, the seventh of eight children in the family. He attended Hitchcock High School in
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The 1928 Bunion Derby: America’s Brush with Integrated Sports
In the following account sports historian Charles Kastner describes the Bunion Derby, the 1928 cross country footrace that captured the nation’s attention in the spring of 1928 and the remarkable group of black runners who participated in that event. For a detailed discussion of the race, see
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May
26
1928
Fleming, George (1937- )
Washington State politician George Fleming was born February 22, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, to parents A.R. and Lilla N. Fleming. He started post secondary education at the University of Washington, Seattle.  While attending the University, Fleming was running back and kicker for the Washington
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Feb
22
1937
Sports world slow to address players’ mental health
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Zimbabwe: Late Dabengwa's Party Scorns 'Useless' Ex-Secretary General Absolom Sikhosana
Opposition Zapu has slammed late Zanu PF politburo member Absolom Sikhosana for being a "useless and harmless" man who did not deserve to be conferred with the highest honour of the
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Buddy (Claude Henry Keystone) Young (1926-).
Buddy Young became the first black to score a Rose Bowl touchdown, in the University of Illinois vs. UCLA New Years Day game. Young joined the AAFC New York Yankees in 1947 and eventually played for the Cleveland Browns from 1953 to 1955. In 1964 he became the first director of players relations
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Apple Partners with LeBron James and Tom Brady for the “Greatness Code”
On the heels of debuting multiple critically acclaimed unscripted programming, including the hit documentary “Beastie Boys Story” and broadly praised docuseries “Home” and “Visible,” Apple today announced “Greatness Code,” a short-form documentary series co-produced by Uninterrupted— the athlete
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Williams, Sidney (1942- )
Former professional football player, businessman, and diplomat, Sidney Williams was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on March 24, 1942. Raised in Houston, Texas, he attended the city’s Phillis Wheatley High School and upon graduation in 1959 enrolled at Southern University in Baton
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NFL Ambassador and Health Care Advocate Chris Draft Brings Hopeful Message to Lung Cancer Survivors
For the second year in a row, former NFL linebacker and Team Draft Co-Founder Chris Draft served as keynote speaker at the nation’s largest gathering of lung cancer survivors—LUNGevity’s National Hope Summit. At the Summit, Draft shared Team Draft’s mission with hundreds of survivors who gathered
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Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire
Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire is President and Chief Operating Officer of A&R Development Corporation, a diversified real estate development organization focused on the Baltimore and Washington markets. Previously, Cheshire was Senior Director of Brand & Consumer Marketing for the National
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Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American baseball star who plays for the Yankees. He was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannok, New Jersey to mixed race parents. His father is African American and worked as a drug abuse counselor whereas his mother is of German and Irish descent. His parents gave him
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Jun
26
1974
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union married NFL running back Chris Howard in 2001 and they divorced in 2006… She has been romantically linked to NBA star Dwyane Wade… Gabrielle Union is 5’7″ tall, according to a 2001 article in USA Today.
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Willie Lanier
Willie Lanier , in full Willie Edward Lanier (born August 21, 1945, Clover, Virginia, U.S.), American professional gridiron football player who was an outstanding defensive player for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and ’70s, overturning the stereotype that African Americans could not handle
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1945
The Jux-FL: NFL’s Deandre Baker & Quinton Dunbar Accused Of Sticking Up A Cookout, Allegedly
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