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Did The Knicks Win In Their Trade With The Timberwolves?

Extremely late in the NBA off-season last year, Karl-Anthony Towns was traded. He went from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the New York Knicks. The deal included all-star forward Julius Randle of the Knicks. The deal, for most NBA fans, came as a surprise. Certainly, Knicks fans were critical of what we viewed as “ball-stopping” tendencies

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Schools can now pay college athletes. What does that mean for HBCUs?

Schools can now directly compensate their athletes, ushering in a transformative era for college sports following Friday’s formal approval of a multibillion-dollar legal settlement. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave the green light to the agreement reached between the NCAA, its leading conferences, and attorneys representing all Division I athletes. This House v. NCAA settlement

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After George Floyd’s murder, companies made big promises to HBCUs. Have they kept up?

After the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed, many corporations pledged to do more to support Black communities, including a flood of pledges and new investments in HBCUs — Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “We were able to see a lot of folks making commitments to racial justice

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Jalen Noble And Monet McMichael’s House Sparked A TikTok Discourse Lacked Nuance And Was Ahistorical

When Love Island USA alum Jalen Noble and his girlfriend, influencer Monet McMichael, shared the news about their new Texas property, they expected to hear congratulations and advice on their renovation journey. Instead, they were met with backlash and accusations of living on a plantation and glamorizing a former slave cabin. Noble began showing peeks

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Union Leader Calls FAMU Hire a ‘Political Strategy to Control Black Minds’

By Stacy M. Brown For Fedrick C. Ingram, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers, the hiring of Marva Johnson by Florida A&M University (FAMU) is a calculated political strategy to control Black institutions and influence how future generations think. “They are trying to change the mindset, get into the brain trust of young people

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