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Twitter Users Point Out Hypocrisy Of Trump’s ‘No Kneeling’ Tweets About Protesting
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Damian Lillard Says He Won't Play If His Portland Trail Blazers Don't Have Shot to Make Playoffs, Responds to Backlash
If games are played to fulfill those regional deals, Damian Lillard said he won’t participate unless his Portland Trail Blazers team has a real shot at making the
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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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History of African Americans in the Canadian Football League
African Americans have played prominent roles in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and its precursors since 1946. In many cases black Americans have been able to pursue professional football opportunities in the CFL that were for one reason or another unavailable in the United States. Especially
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BILL VAUGHAN'S TASTY CLIPS: Mary J. Blige witnesses horrors in new film ‘Body Cam’
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NFL Starters and LSU Alumni Design Limited-Edition Line of Backpacks
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NFL Player Sues United Airlines, Alleging He Was Sexually Assaulted During Flight – Free Press of Jacksonville
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"Racism, in all its forms, will kill. It kills people, it kills communities, it kills dreams, it kills hope."
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Apple Partners with LeBron James and Tom Brady for the “Greatness Code”
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