Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’ powerful memoir about race is among six books on President Barack Obama’s summer reading list, reports The Hill. Although Coates has been a frequent critic of the president’s efforts to address racial inequality, Obama will read Between the World and Me, a memoir about being black in America, during his 16-day…

The LeBron James Family Foundation announced that it is providing more than $41 million to cover tuition at the University of Akron for 1,100 Ohio high school graduates, Fox Sports reports. In partnering with the university, James, who announced the program Thursday while hosting an event for students at Cedar Point Amusement Park, said he…

Donald Sterling, the former NBA team owner whose racist telephone rant precipitated his loss of the Los Angeles Clippers, on Friday sued the ex-girlfriend accused of leaking the audio and the entertainment-news outlet that broke the story, according to Variety. The lawsuit accuses ex-girlfriend V. Stiviano of “surreptitiously” recording phone conversations between Sterling and her…

Michael Sam, who made history last year when he became the first openly gay player drafted by a National Football League team, announced Friday that he was stepping away from football over concerns about his mental health, Reuters reports. “The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became…