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WSSU cancels Homecoming 2020 - WS Chronicle
Based on guidance from public health officials, feedback from alumni, and the university’s overriding concern for the health and wellbeing of the Ram Family, Winston-Salem State University has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2020 Homecoming
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CFU suspends U14 boys Challenge Series - Stabroek News
With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), the region’s local governing body and a subsidiary of CONCACAF, has opted to suspend the 2020 boys U14 Challenge Series scheduled for August until further
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Legendary Singer Deniece Williams Join Other Big Stars at NNPA Virtual Conference | Dallas Weekly
Williams, whose transformed RB, pop, and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joins Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in a star-studded lineup of musical talent appearing at the first virtual conference in the 193-year history of the Black Press
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Two Liberty University Football Players Leave School Over Race Issues Days After Female Basketball Player Exits
One week after Asia Todd said she was leaving Liberty University and its womens basketball team over racial insensitivities, a pair of Liberty football players []
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No reason to doubt integrity of 2011 World Cup final, says ICC - Stabroek News
(Reuters) The International Cricket Council (ICC) will not launch an investigation into match fixing claims linked with the 2011 World Cup final due to a lack of supporting evidence, anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall said
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Opinion College Football Amid a Pandemic is Not Worth the Risk to Young Men’s Lives
How many lives of young men and women should be sacrificed for entertainment — and for billions in profit? That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to practice. Colleges are desperate to open the full football
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Sir Clive hails Sir Everton as hero and pioneer - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Iconic former captain Sir Clive Lloyd has praised late West Indies batting great, Sir Everton Weekes, as “an absolutely wonderful human” who had been a “hero” to generations of
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Jonathan Irons Walks Out of Prison a Free Man, Thanks to Support from WNBA Star Maya Moore Who Put Career on Hold to Help
WNBA star Maya Moore scored a lot of victories in her professional basketball career, but none may be as significant as the victory she helped secure for
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Brooks hails impact of warm-up fixture following half-century - Stabroek News
MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Rookie Shamarh Brooks believes the opening three-day warm-up game was critical for West Indies’ batting group in becoming acclimatised to English conditions, especially since it was their first taste of competitive action since arriving here two weeks ago for next
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Bubba Wallace responds to Trumps taunts over noose incident - TheGrio
Bubba Wallace issued a statement that “love wins” after President Donald Trump demanded an apology from the only full-time Black... View Article The post Bubba Wallace responds to Trumps taunts over noose incident appeared first on TheGrio.
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NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games | Dallas Weekly
The NFL remains at the forefront of the new understanding, and now they’ve taken that knowledge, and, in an unprecedented decision, the league announced it would play Lift Every Voice and Sing – the Black National Anthem – before every opening day game this
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Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker picks Howard over UCLA
High school senior basketball recruit, Makur Maker, has committed to Howard University, making him the highest-ranking prospect to commit to an HBCU. The post Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker picks Howard over UCLA appeared first on TheGrio.
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MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadiums 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer.The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer
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Logie to interact with city cricketers online tonight - Stabroek News
The Roger Harper-led Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will once again use the virtual communication platform, Zoom, to keep city cricketers somewhat involved in the game.  The article Logie to interact with city cricketers online tonight appeared first on Stabroek News.
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The Noose Was Real - NASCAR releases photo from Talladega - Black News Channel
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor Declaring the noose was real, NASCAR officials on Thursday released a photo of the rope found in the speedway garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace that prompted a federal investigation into whether he had been the target of a hate crime. The
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MLB unveils 60-game season set to begin July 23 | The Atlanta Voice
Major League Baseball released its 2020 season schedule on Monday. Every team will play a 60-game schedule entirely against teams in their own geographic region to limit travel. The season will open on July 23 with a pair of games. The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will host
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Nationals Cancel Workout Amid Coronavirus Testing Delays
The Washington Nationals canceled a Monday workout due to stalled coronavirus test results, one day after the team announced that two of its players had tested positive for the virus.
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Venus Williams says racism is not just a black issue
Venus Williams is raising her voice in the fight against racism and making sure people know how she feels about the ongoing unrest. The icon posted a heartfelt message on Instagram that highlights how racism persists not only in the criminal justice system, but across so many other critical areas
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Bethune-Cookman Moves to SWAC - Black News Channel
By David Johnson / BNC Digital Reporter Birmingham, Alabama (BNC) The rich get richer as the South Western Athletics Conference (SWAC) adds its 12th member in Bethune-Cookman University, who will be joining the SWAC with FAMU in the 2021-2022 academic school year. The decision was reached during
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#NTDNA Raiders’ Josh Jacobs Responds To Drew Brees’ Anthem Protest Comments | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.heavy.com By Austin Boyd Las Vegas Raiders star running back Josh Jacobs called out New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees following Brees’ controversial comments about players taking a knee during the national anthem in protest against police brutality. “I will never agree with anybody
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NFL to Play National National Anthem Before Week 1 games Free Press of Jacksonville
by Jack Baer The pregame festivities during Week 1 of this year’s NFL season are reportedly going to include a new song. The NFL is planning to have “Lift Evry Voice And Sing,” widely known [...]
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Adams ends long wait for Saints goal with winner against City - Stabroek News
SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) Southampton’s Che Adams scored his first Saints goal, a year after joining the club, with a stunning long-range strike as they beat Manchester City 1-0 to condemn Pep Guardiola’s side to a third successive away defeat in the Premier
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Patrick Mahomes Agrees to Half-Billion-Dollar Contract Extension with Chiefs, the Largest Athlete Deal In Sports History
QuarterbackPatrick Mahomesbroke a record among the professional athletes who ever signed a contract. He did so by securing a 10-year-contract extension with the Kansas City []
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Bowser: Redskins Name Not Only Obstacle for Bringing Team Back to D.C.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday in a call with reporters that she was happy to see the Washington Redskins moving in a direction to change the football team's name.
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WNBA responds to Atlanta Dream co-owners anti-BLM comments
Kelly Loeffler is a U.S. Senator and co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, a WNBA team. She is also adamantly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement. The post WNBA responds to Atlanta Dream co-owners anti-BLM comments appeared first on TheGrio.
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Check It Out: From George Wallace to Bubba Wallace | New Pittsburgh Courier
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier When George Wallace, the new governor of Alabama, stood at a podium to give his inaugural address, the date was January 14, 1963. It was nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. It was one year
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Mills says online programme perfect for footballers to stay active - Stabroek News
Former Golden Jaguar International Vurlon Mills, says that the ongoing Online Training Programme, has provided the ideal platform for footballers to remain active during the current Covid-19
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Report: Cam Newtons Patriots Contract Terms Include Only $550K Guaranteed Free Press of Jacksonville
By MIKE CHIARI The New England Patriots are reportedly taking on very little risk when it comes to the one-year contract they signed quarterback Cam Newton to this week. According to NFL Networks Ian Rapoport, Newton will earn a [...]
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Iowa State Basketball Player Rasir Bolton Says He Transferred Schools After Former Coach Made a Remark About a Noose
The general public didnt know it then, but when Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton transferred from Penn State last year, it wasnt because he wasnt []
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A flood of tributes for Sir Everton Weekes | New York Carib News
Among those paying tribute following the death of iconic former West Indies batsman, Sir Everton Weekes in his native Barbados on Wednesday were The International Cricket Council (ICC), Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA).
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