Black sports history fact #7 February 7, 2016 Let’s talk about track and field. An African-American man by the name of Jesse Owens suddenly became a hero in America after his performance…
Black sports history fact #6 February 6, 2016 In 1996, Sheryl Swoopes, former Texas Tech basketball star became the very first player to sign with the Women’s National Basketball Association or the…
Black sports history fact #5 February 5, 2016 A “Gentlemen’s Agreement” in professional baseball excluded African-Americans from playing major league baseball with whites. However, that wasn’t enough to stop us, as early as…
Black sports history fact #4 February 4, 2016 Debi Thomas was the first African-American woman to win a medal in Olympic figure skating in 1988, fairly recently huh? Well in the year…
Black sports history fact #3 February 3, 2016 In 1915, “Fritz” Pollard was allowed to play football at Brown University, along with Paul Robeson, who came the same year. These were the…
Black sports history fact #2 February 2, 2016 Horse racing… Was a sport that was once dominated by African-Americans, in the late 1800s. Black jockeys actually won at least 15 of the…
Black sports history fact #1 February 1, 2016 The month of February is the month designated to recognize African-Americans and the accomplishments made early in United States history. Clearly, since slavery there’s…