Kevin Durant On Why He Thinks Clippers Will Defeat The Milwaukee Bucks In The NBA Finals

Ignoring Blacks for Top NFL Jobs is Racist and Stupid – Free Press of Jacksonville

As the NFL tries to get back to work, the league is tweaking the venerable Rooney Rule, installed to give minority coaching candidates a chance to at least interview for jobs before being

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Rwanda Drone Engineers Help Zipline Find Foothold in U.S.

Drone firm Zipline is among players that have received a green light to operate drone flights to deliver much needed supplies and personal protective equipment in the US, a country where the company has struggled to find a commercial

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Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson’s Statement on the Death of George Floyd

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‘Dem Whittle Feet’: Gabrielle Union Fans In Stitches at Kaavia James' Speed

Thanks to her big personality, the daughter of actress Gabrielle Union and retired Miami Heat NBA Player Dwyane Wade seems just as famous as her parents at the ripe age of

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LeBron James, Trae Young, And More NBA Players Create Voting Rights Group

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined other star Black athletes and entertainers to start a voting group aimed to protect African-American voting

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10 Years Later Its Finally Revealed That The Decision Wasnt Actually LeBron James Idea

10 Years Later We Finally Know That "The Decision" Wasn't Actually LeBron James' Idea

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Dunk specialist Carter announces retirement after 22 seasons

(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball yesterday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game’s top players in his

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Michael Jordan’s game worn jersey to sell for $500K | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Crusader Sports Writer Since the successful debut of the 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” in May, Michael Jordan’s memorabilia has continued to skyrocket through the roof. His most recent item is a game worn jersey from the 1998 Eastern Conference finals. According to

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Trump To Sign Sweeping Order To Expedite Energy, Infrastructure Projects

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to use their emergency authorities to accelerate energy, highway and other infrastructure projects, a move that the administration says will help jump-start an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, HuffPost

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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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Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffery Jordan is an American basketball legend who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards for 15 seasons. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. In high school he played baseball, football, and basketball. When he

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NBA Player Christian Wood ‘Upset’ His Positive Coronavirus Results Leaked

The Detroit Pistons forward was unable to share the news with his mother first.

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NOAA hurricane forecast predicts busy 2020 season –

The federal government’s hurricane season forecast predicts an above-average season, offering little hope of a break from strong storms in an already challenging

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Source: Florida Courier

Grant Williams Is Hosting a Virtual Mentoring Program for Underserved Teens on Zoom

Williams wanted to provide some personal assistance to others during COVID-19 while in his hometown of Charlotte, North

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Avant, Nicole (1968- )

Nicole Avant served a two-year term as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. President Barack Obama nominated her for the position in 2009 and after U.S. Senate confirmation, Hilary Clinton, then Secretary of State, swore her into office on September 9, 2009. Avant arrived in

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Laurel J. Richie

Laurel J. Richie was President of the Women’s National Basketball Association, LLC (WNBA).In this role, Richie led the WNBA from 2011 to

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Mavs Officials Talk Return of NBA Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

By Dorothy J. GentrySports Editor The Dallas Mavericks were one of the last two NBA teams to play a game before the League shut down as the Coronavirus pandemic began

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Kenya eyes new investors in Galana after Israeli firm row

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Distinguished Player/Coach of Boston Celtics

K.C. Jones was a major figure in Boston's professional basketball history as both a player and a coach. As a guard who made defensive play his hallmark with the Boston Celtics from 1958 to 1967, he had a career total of 2,904 assists and averaged 7.4 points per game. During his tenure as coach of

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Boston Celtics’ Grant Williams Creates Virtual Mentoring Program During Coronavirus Pandemic

Using his off time to great use, the rookie forward holds Zoom meetings with six Boston-area high school students.

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Russell, Bill

Russell, Bill (William Felton Russell), 1934–, American basketball player, b. Monroe, La. Named an All-American while on the Univ. of San Francisco team, he played on the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 1956 Olympics. That year he joined the Boston Celtics in his 13 seasons with the team he

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Vinsanity: Vince Carter To Hang Up The Kicks After 22 NBA Seasons

The high-flying hooper amassed a number of awards, including Rookie Of The Year, and becoming the slam dunk champ at the turn of the century.

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First Black Celtics Star

Chuck Cooper was the first Black player on the Boston Celtics basketball team, appearing with them in the 1940s.

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Irving, Kyrie Andrew (1992- )

Kyrie Andrew Irving is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Cleveland (Ohio) Cavaliers. Since joining the NBA in 2011, Irving has established himself as one of the league’s elite point guards. His resume includes being a four-time NBA

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Johnson, Magic

Johnson, Magic (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959–, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships

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Florida sheriff tells residents to shoot looters as more rioting follows George Floyd’s death | Afro

A Florida sheriff has put looters on notice: Gun owners in his county should use their firearms to kill

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Zion Williamson attempts to block order requesting him to admit illegal benefits at Duke

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty

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Hidden Figures (2017)

Hidden Figures (2017) - Savoy Network

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Almost Christmas (2016)

Almost Christmas (2016) - Savoy Network

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Apple acquires virtual reality firm NextVR

Apple confirmed it acquired NextVR, a start-up that provides sports and other content for virtual-reality

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