The story of African American athletes in professional sports is one of resilience, determination, and triumph. From breaking barriers in segregated leagues to becoming global icons, their journey ...

African American athletes consistently proved that talent, dedication, and strategic thinking are universal attributes unconfined by racial constructs. Navigating systemic challenges.

African-Americans' impact on sports and Olympics 03:39. Sports play a significant role in the U.S. and the contributions of African-American athletes often have transcended the playing field and ...

Trump ignited a war of words with the nation’s African-American athletes this weekend, again putting himself squarely in the middle of a racially charged debate. CNN values your feedback 1.

Perhaps the greatest African-American athlete of all-time is Jackie Robinson (1919-72) of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson was the first professional black baseball player in Jim Crow America.

President Obama met with the families of the African-American athletes of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, offering praise that Franklin Roosevelt didn’t.

African-American athletes have had to overcome great obstacles to break into professional sports. Without these pioneers, the sports landscape wouldn't feature the diversity that it does today. On ...

The average GSR for African-American male basketball student-athletes remained the same at 74 in 2018. The average GSR for white male student-athletes decreased from 93 percent to 92 percent.

After tennis, she moved to golf, and was the first African American on the LPGA Tour in 1963. 22. Sheryl Swoopes was the first female athlete to have an athletic shoe named after her.

Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose […] Top 10 famous Black athletes in history ...

Every athlete, particularly black athletes ought to remember the date: June 4, 1967. On that date, a group of African American athletes gathered to support Muhammad Ali and his fight for ...

Earlier this summer, a Forbes poll was released naming the Top 10 most hated athletes. Michael Vick headed that list. Recently, the Q-Score was released which named the Top six most hated Athletes ...