Toni Stone grew up in Minnesota in the 1930s, where the KKK had influence. Yet racism and devaluing of women failed to stifle her love of baseball.
Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY
Colin Kaepernick delivers poignant speech after accepting humanitarian award
Colin Kaepernick was given a humanitarian award that celebrates the pursuit of racial and economic equality, social justice and civil rights
Opinion: Kelly Loeffler continues to embarrass the WNBA. When will the league stop her?
Kelly Loeffler posed with a neo-Nazi in her latest embarrassing moment as a WNBA owner. It’s time for the league to force her out.
The Cleveland Indians changed their nickname, now what happens to Chiefs, Braves, Blackhawks? (And let’s talk Fighting Irish)
The Cleveland baseball team is dropping the Indians nickname, placing more pressure on the Chiefs, Blackhawks and Braves.
Opinion: Cleveland dropping racist nickname part of continuing social change in sports
The Cleveland baseball team plans to drop the Indians nickname, long considered racist by Native activists. It is another sign of change in sports.
Opinion: Atlanta Hawks, pairing with network of Black-owned banks, keep leading off the court
The Hawks are doing better than perhaps any franchise in professional American sports understanding their place in the post-George Floyd universe.
Analysis: NFL gets ‘D+’ grade for head coach hires, ‘F’ for general managers in troubling new racial report card
Analysis: New study gives NFL overall grade of ‘B-‘ for its racial and gender hiring practices but failing marks for some of most crucial positions.
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From the Chiefs’ Eric Bieniemy to the 49ers’ Robert Saleh, there are many coaches of color who have made strong cases to run an NFL team.
Opinion: New York City Marathon, like the NBA and NFL, undergoes its own racial reckoning
For years the New York City Marathon has ignored pleas to diversify its ranks, but now the CEO of NYRR is leaving as the sport examines its culture.
Opinion: Five biggest takeaways from ESPN’s powerful Tiger Woods documentary
The five biggest takeaways from ESPN’s riveting Tiger Woods documentary that explores his racial evolution, and ours.