By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer, NNPA Member Muhammad Ali’s historic win against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974 was perhaps the greatest of all of his ring victories. Ali dropped Foreman in the eighth round of that heavyweight bout known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” Foreman was among the first to […]
UW Spring Football Game Hosts Ron Dayne, Tickets Only Five Dollars
by Jacklin Bolduan Saturday April 23 will mark the date of the annual UW-Madison Spring Football Game. Each year, the Department of Athletics partners with a different division within the university in an effort to raise awareness about the mission of that division, as well as share a portion of the profits with them. This […]
Black Polo Player Kareem Rosser is Smashing Polo Balls and Stereotypes
By Denise Meridith Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Arizona Informant Jackie Robinson in baseball, Tiger Woods in golf, Bill Pickett in rodeo: there have been many American pioneers, who defied the odds to become legends in sports, where Blacks had previously been excluded. On September 10, Arizonans may have gotten a glimpse […]
Disparate Treatment for Blacks in Liberal San Francisco – #JusticeOrElse
By Charlene Muhammad July 24, 2015 Charlene Muhammad is Special to the NNPA from The Final Call. A recent study of ethnic disparities in San Francisco’s justice system shattered the notion that the racism and economic injustice against Blacks by police, courts, and the officials in St. Louis, Missouri is […]
Courtney Pruitt Named Alcorn State Women’s Basketball Coach
May 8, 2015 Courtney Pruitt Special to the NNPA from The Mississippi Link Alcorn State University’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach concluded with a seasoned individual with extensive college coaching experience, most recently as the head women’s coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Director of […]
Incredible Season, Disappointing End
By Elizabeth Stephens April 10, 2015 After an incredible season, the Wisconsin Badger’s journey came to a disappointing end Monday night in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game as the UW men's team fell to the Duke Blue Devils 68-63. Despite the loss, the Badgers still have an impressive season behind […]
MSCR Holds High School Basketball Tournament
March 13, 2015 Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) held its annual end-of-season High School Basketball Tournament on March 7, 2015 at East High School. Twenty-two teams from all four MMSD high schools competed. Basketball is part of the MSCR afterschool program, and is open to students who do not play WIAA […]
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Central Library to present “The Trials of Muhammad Ali”
MADISON — “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” will premiere at the Madison Central Library on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 pm. Following the film, local community members will join us for a thoughtful discussion led by Stu Levitan, Madison's historian and author. Ibrahim Saeed, Islamic Center of Madison; William P. Jones, Professor of History, University […]
Daze Entertainment Basketball stays community focused
By A. David Dahmer When Daze Entertainment Basketball Owner Troy Dean started his organization about 8 years ago, he just wanted to give back to the community doing something that he loved very much — basketball. He had no idea it would be this successful.“It's been a very, very fun ride so far,” Dean tells […]