Michael Jordan, now chairman of the Charlotte Hornets, is among the inaugural members of the NBA Foundation’s Board of Directors, the league and NBA Players’ Association announced on Oct. 9. […]
Chiney Ogwumike talks her dual careers as a radio personality and WNBA star. Ogwumike and Mike Golic Jr. are ESPN Radio’s “secret sauce.”
Additional partners and contributors to the fund beyond Keys and the NFL were not disclosed, Billboard reported, but organizers are looking to create a “multi-sector contributor field.”
ESPN is planning live coverage of player protests and singing of the Black national anthem during Week 1 of “Monday Night Football.”
The San Francisco 49ers have selected nine recipients for portions of the $1 million grant from CEO Jed York that was announced May 30 following the police killing of George […]
The Vikings’ social justice committee, which launched in 2018, is one of 17 that currently exist around the NFL, according to an ESPN story from July.
The NFL announced additional in-game social justice awareness initiatives on Monday. NFL end zones will be inscribed with “It Takes All Of Us” on one end line and “End Racism” […]
CNN has added Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green as a contributor to its coverage. Anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper announced Green’s hiring on his show on Aug. […]
The NBA playoffs will resume Aug. 29 after a three-day hiatus due to player protests of police violence, sparked by the Milwaukee Bucks’ strike before their scheduled Game 5 matchup […]
Daily fantasy sports provider and sportsbook operator DraftKings will donate 100% of its revenues to charities and other initiatives that combat racial injustice in the United States from the days […]
