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Rudy Gobert at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo credit: Rudy Gobert, Erik Drost

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Sports history in Black: Lakers clinch a finals berth during Covid

September 26, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Mike Patton Black News & Views The COVID-19 virus hit hard in 2020, shutting down businesses, jobs and it…

Magic Johnson pictured at the 1992 Tournament of the Americas. Photo credit: Pablo Grosby

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Sports history in Black: Announcing the Olympic basketball “Dream Team”

September 21, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Michael Patton Black News & Views Players for Olympic teams were once exclusively amateurs and had not entered the…

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke speaks at the University of Southern California's Galen Center as USC retired her #44 jersey on March 6, 2011. Photo credit: Neon Tommy

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Sports history in Black: First championship WNBA trophy awarded

August 30, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Mike Patton Black News & Views The first WNBA championship series between the New York Liberty and the Houston…

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Sports history in Black:

August 15, 2022
by Sandra Dawson Weaver

Michael Jordan takes it to the hoop.

Giannis Antetokounmpo. Photo credit: NBA

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Sports history in Black: Giannis named NBA Finals MVP with a 50-point game

July 21, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Mike Patton Black News & Views Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks entered the NBA Finals as underdogs to…

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Sports History in Black: A birthday for Damian Lillard

July 15, 2022
by Mike Patton

By Mike Patton Black News & Views The NBA recognized the Top 75 players in the NBA during the All-Star…