athletes
-
Seattle Seahawks’ Pete Carroll Calls on Other Head Coaches, White People to Tackle Systemic Racism: ‘This Is a White People’s Issue’
Though short-lived, the Milwaukee Bucks’ wildcat strike last week has recalibrated many people’s expectations of what is possible when it comes to professional athletes speaking out on social justice issues. Over the last week, teams from various professional sports leagues, including the NFL and MLB, canceled practices or games. For some, it was a necessary…
-
The Root Jams Weekly (8/28/2020): 'Walkout'
It’s been a week in America. After another shooting of a Black person at the hands of police—7 times in the back, no less—everybody reached a new level of over it. Athletes in several of the major sports either postponed, cancelled or walked out of games or contests. It’s the kind of week when the…
-
Antonio Brown’s Former Trainer Accuses the New England Patriot of Rape in Lawsuit
Antonio Brown, the NFL receiver who this weekend was traded to the New England Patriots from the Oakland Raiders after getting into a dustup with his Raiders coach, is being accused of rape by his former trainer who filed a lawsuit against him Tuesday. Brown vehemently denied the accusations and vowed to clear his name.…
-
Breakfast of Champions: Serena Williams Scores Her 1st Wheaties Box!
It’s the most important meal of the day, and she’s known as the greatest female tennis player to play the game, so how is it possible we’re just now celebrating Serena Williams getting her own Wheaties box? As it turns out, Williams is only the second black female tennis player to grace a box of…
-
With a New Collection for Superfit Hero, ‘Running Fat Chef’ Latoya Shauntay Snell Continues to Redefine Fitness
When we chose marathoner and food-and-fitness blogger Latoya Shauntay Snell—or the Running Fat Chef, as she calls herself—to be one of the first writers featured on The Glow Up (we featured her on Day Two!), it’s because we knew hers was a voice that could speak to so many women; women who are committed to…
-
Everything You Missed At The ESPYs
Like any award show, the ESPYs was filled with some amazing and some not so amazing looks. The award show, hosted by ESPN, took place in Los Angeles with Danica Patrick as host of the event’s 26th edition—the first women to serve the role. Many deserving athletes took home awards in various categories such as…
-
Wonder Woman: Happy Birthday, Flo-Jo!
The track and field and fashion phenomenon Florence Griffith Joyner—fondly known as Flo-Jo—would have been 58 years strong today, and undoubtedly still slaying us with her inimitable style. Long before Serena Williams stunned in her on-court ensembles or Ibtihaj Muhammad stayed true to herself and her sport in hijab, Flo-Jo was showing the world what…
-
Indiana University Bans Athletes With History of Sexual Violence
In a groundbreaking decision, the University of Indiana will no longer allow student-athletes with a history of sexual or domestic violence to compete in the school’s college athletics. The Indianapolis Star reports that in the wake of a number of scandals across the country that sparked debate on how big-time college athletics handle the troubling…
-
VSB Presents: The #Blackestname in America Tournament, Round 1 Day 2
[If you haven’t done so already, download and print out the bracket to play along and see how well you do!] Welcome to day 2 of VSB’s Blackest Name in America tournament!! *handclaps and loud applause* When I see some of the names of the people in our beloved tournament here, the hook from the…