• Published

  February 12, 2023
  

  Before Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts, there was Doug Williams

  Williams became the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and won MVP of the game for Washington in January 1988.

• Published

  February 12, 2023
  

  The modern NFL didn’t have a Black head coach until 1989. Here’s his story.

  Art Shell was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders long after baseball and basketball teams had been led by African Americans. Then he was fired after a winning season.

• Published

  February 12, 2023

  NFL owners have a problem hiring coaches: They’re lousy at it

  The main reason the NFL fails in its attempts to engineer better diversity is that the owners are generally horrible at hiring anyone.

• Published

  February 9, 2023
  

  FanDuel, DraftKings can’t sink the office Super Bowl pool

  About 13 million Americans plan to take part in casual betting like a workplace ‘boxes’ pool, which can help strengthen bonds between co-workers that got frayed during the pandemic.

• Published

  February 5, 2023
  

  How could they? That’s not a question for the head, but the heart

  Systemic racism does dehumanizing things to the souls of those caught in its net, including the five Black police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols.

• Published

  February 5, 2023
  

  Black Memphis police spark dialogue on systemic racism in the U.S.

  The Memphis cops charged with murder were Black. What does it matter?

• Published

  February 5, 2023
  

  Elliott Epstein: People like us need a helping hand

  These people who can’t afford shelter represent a challenge to the American belief that ours is a prosperous and humane society.

• Published

  February 2, 2023
  

  Punxsutawney Phil has bad news; expect 6 more weeks of winter

  A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration

• Published

  January 29, 2023

  Attacks on U.S. Jews and gays accelerate as hate speech grows on Twitter

  Former employees and online researchers say an increase in physical attacks in the United States tracks with spikes in some categories of hate speech on Twitter, notably antisemitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric.

• Published

  January 29, 2023
  

  For Andre and Maria, food is a way to connect with their American-born neighbors

  ‘People come from all over’ to shop at their grocery store that stocks ingredients needed to make Angolan dishes.

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