Author: NNPA

By Steve Reed, AP Sports Writer The lack of Black head coaches in college sports remains problematic, according to a diversity study for racial and gender hiring practices. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual report on March 3, showing the representation of Black […]
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By The Atlanta Voice (NNPA Newswire) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a few team owners and executives met Feb. 17 with civil rights leaders, who urged the league to make drastic changes to its hiring practices to improve diversity in leadership positions. Goodell was joined on the video call by Pittsburgh Steelers president Art […]
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By Martin M Barillas Corals, which are foundational to the ecosystems of shallow-water reefs in many of the world’s oceans, have been found to be much more resilient to changes in climate than previously thought. A long-term study of three Hawaiian coral species showed that they survive and sometimes thrive in warmer, more acidic oceans. […]

By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. The Negro Baseball Leagues produced two of the greatest athletes and business leaders this country has ever known.  Consider the stories of Andrew Bishop “Rube” Foster and John Preston “Pete” Hill.  Few Little Leaguers or their grandparents know of these men- but they paved the way for Jackie Robinson’s break […]
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By Rebecca Snyder, executive director, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association Last year, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the groundbreaking Anton’s Law (the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021) to bring more transparency to police discipline records by making them available under Maryland’s Public Information Act.   The movement for reform began with the 2018 death of Anton Black, a […]
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