In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...

Shantel Twiggs didn't think her time at Nevada would last 10 years let alone two decades. But she continues to be a role model for her Wolf Pack track athletes.

Assistant sports performance coach for the Philadelphia Eagles Autumn Lockwood made sports history as the first Black woman ...

As part of Black History Month, we spoke to members of our front office about what Black excellence means to them and how ...

Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...

Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...

The Commercial Appeal continues its Black History Month food series with a look at four Black culinary professionals ...

Speed skater Erin Jackson tells PEOPLE exclusively that she's ready to repeat for gold at the 2026 Milan Olympics, after ...

From Air Jordans to the high-five, Black athletes have driven popular culture for decades. The mannerisms, clothes and ...

Collectively, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal played Globetrotters basketball for more than 70 ...

Constitution. All Rights Reserved. Just as a skyscraper comes into form beam by beam, a legacy takes on new shape with time. Herman Jerome “H.J.” Russell broke racial and economic barriers 70 years ...

'Unfinished Legacy' clothing can be found at Milwaukee sports games and at the flagship store downtown ...