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Rhoden: How to Get Black Players Back in the Game

Thanks to this year being the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's destruction of the color barrier, there has been a great deal of discussion about the lack of black players in the professional game today. We've talked about the reasons for this before. Among them are: black players don't get the youth opportunities...

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Dexter Rogers: Baseball: Have African American Players Progressed Since Al Campanis?

Today is the 25th Anniversary of Al Campanis' disturbing comments about African-American baseball players.

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Check Mate: Three Black Teens Take The Chess World By Storm

It rarely comes as a surprise for an African American to be the latest rising sports star, whether he's slam dunking on the court or scoring touchdowns on the field.

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NHL Fan Throws Banana at Black Player

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Maya Rupert: NBA Shoots for Social Justice

Over the last few months, a number of homophobic incidents, followed by management and player's positive actions, surrounding the National Basketball Association (NBA) have given professional men's sports and several of its star players an opportunity to support equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...

Background on Black Players

Details of the history of black players in American professional football depend on the professional football league considered: the National Football League (NFL), which evolved from the first professional league, the American Professional Football Association, or the American Football League, (AFL), a rival league from 1960 through 1969, which eventually merged with the NFL.

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