The date was April, 15th, 1985. Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns and ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, two great middle weights, in an era was loaded with great middle weights, met fo... Read more
The mint julips are flowing in Louisville this weekend as horse racing fans from all over the world gather for the 144th Running of the Roses at the Kentucky Derby. It should be noted that... Read more
J. T. Brown of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning knew what he was about to step into when he decided to hold up his right hand in a fisted salute during the national anthem before the star... Read more
There is so much to the world of sports besides the blocking, tackling, dunking and passing that we watch on Game Day. Athletics in today’s society has become big business, really big busine... Read more
Sabien Tinson recently earned a spot on the 2017 Junior World speed skating team that will travel to Nanjing, China (Aug. 23-Sept. 11) to compete in the 2017 World Championships. Tins... Read more
By Christian Bliss, For The African-American Athlete In a league where 95 percent of the players are white, one black defenseman managed to flip the hockey world on its head by playing the g... Read more
This column by the gifted young writer Eric Woodyard appeared in the Flint (MI) Journal following Saturday’s controversial IBF super middle weight championship fight between Flint... Read more
By Rickey Hampton, Editor and Founder of The African-American Athlete (Editors note: An updated repost from last May.) Willie Mays turns 87th birthday (May 6) on Sunday. But it is never too... Read more
By Michael Roberson, For The African-American Athlete With the University of North Carolina Tar Heels just recently winning the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship, it har... Read more
The African-American Athlete Facebook page recently topped the 30,000 Likes mark! I want to thank you for your continued support of The African-American Athlete. We celebrate the acc... Read more
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