This is an excerpt from the book ‘Opening Doors’, by Tom Lindley. The book chronicles the lives of 13 Oklahoma natives. This chapter details the extraordinary life of Joe... Read more
By Rickey Hampton, Editor and Founder of The African-American Athlete Do you remember when LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade stood up at the 2016 ESPY’s, and challen... Read more
By Rickey Hampton, Editor and Founder of The African-American Athlete It looks like Colin Kaepernick is never going to play in the National Football League again. His decision to kneel durin... Read more
It is totally disgusting to see the long line of police officers get away with killing black folk walk away without any punishment. The latest example in this long line of tragedy occurred l... Read more
By Maury Jackson, For The African-American Athlete As we approach this year’s NBA draft, the top end of the draft is loaded with potential superstar talent. Markelle Fultz, Lon... Read more
By Sope Eweje, For The African-American Athlete As much as I dreamt of playing in the NBA as a kid, I sure wouldn’t want to be part of this year’s draft class. When the final buzzer of the N... Read more
The tragic, utterly needless, shooting death of Philando Castile by a scared, incompetent, police officer in suburban Minneapolis last year is the latest example of how deadly even a common... Read more
By Rickey Hampton, Editor and Founder of The African-American Athlete I know some of you out there have practically no interest in watching the U.S. Open this weekend with the absence of Tig... Read more
Of course, I fully support those who would still choose to remain as far away from that word as they possibly can, that's the beauty of my proposal of exclusivity. Black individuals may, or... Read more
By Rickey Hampton, Editor and Founder of The African-American Athlete I am glad to see the newly crowned World Champion Golden State Warriors are contemplating not making the... Read more
