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Sports: Page 171
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Chasing More Than Just Wins
Black women coaches hope to inspire the next generation of athletes.
Sports
Black Women Coaches Hope to Inspire the Next Generation
Recent appointments of Black women coaches – like that of Cochese Washington at Penn State – raise the profile of African American women in Division I athletics, and provide hope and inspiration to the next generation.
Sports
Shalala, Franklin Receive Images in Excellence Award from Black Coaches Association
University of Miami President Donna Shalala and Bernard Franklin, the NCAA’s senior vice president for governance, membership, education, and research, were each awarded Black Coaches Association 2007 Images in Excellence award during the organization’s annual meeting last week.
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Grants & Gifts
The City College of New York has received a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue the college’s participation in the Institute of General Medical Sciences’ SCORE program. The program provides research funds for faculty development at minority-serving institutions. A collaborative effort between the City College of San Francisco and […]
Sports
The Prevalence of Black Females In College Sports: It’s Just An Illusion
If you had a chance to watch the NCAA women’s basketball championship in April, you probably noticed that 80 percent of the starters for Rutgers and Tennessee were non-White.
Sports
Prosecutors File No Charges in Case of Calif. College Alleged Gang Rape
SAN JOSE, Calif. Santa Clara County prosecutors announced Monday they have declined to file charges in the case of the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by De Anza College baseball players at a party in March.
Sports
Jumping Into The Science Of Sports
Dr. Chang Kee Jung, a State University of New York-Stony Brook professor, is one of the country’s leading astro-particle physicists.
Sports
Sparks Fly at Morehouse Panel on Black Athletes
ATLANTA Negative images of law-breaking Black athletes stem from societal issues, not something inherent to the athletes, according to a star-studded panel on the Black athlete at Morehouse College Monday.
Sports
Life After Imus
The debate has already begun over whether hip-hop culture perpetuates the denigration of Black women.
Sports
A Revealing Series of Events
I didn’t think the Rutgers University women’s basketball team needed to go public. After all, why dignify nationally syndicated radio host Don Imus’s remark with a response? But I’m so glad they did, because they humanized this news event and presented an image that was in stark contrast to his “nappy-headed hos” comment.
Sports
Perspectives: Will the Messages in Rap Music Change Because of Russell Simmons’ Efforts?
In the wake of Don Imus’ sexist and racist slurs against the Rutgers women’s basketball team, a new voice was added last week to the to the chorus line against inappropriate lyrics in music. To my surprise, Russell Simmons, the pioneering rap industry mogul who also has a line of clothing, has joined in the effort to clean up rap lyrics.
Leadership & Policy
Lawmakers Work to Avoid State Takeover of Texas Southern
Black statehouse legislators are rushing to create legislation that would avoid a governor-appointed conservator from taking the helms of the financially troubled Texas Southern University in Houston.
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