Early beginnings If you know the year that Nigeria became independent and when the presidential election which Bashorun M K O Abiola reportedly won, then you can figure out my...
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Alice Dearing never set out to be a pioneer but one year after making Olympic history, she continues to blaze a trail for black swimmers everywhere. The 25-year-old holds a...
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BY OWEN POINDEXTER Investment firm 777 Partners is investing heavily in basketball in the United Kingdom. The firm sees an under-the-radar opportunity in the country. The initial idea was just to...
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Following the success of the inaugural Racing Media Academy in 2022, applications for the 2023 programme are open from 1st December to the 31st December 2022; with new media partners...
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Manchester United legend Andy Cole has highlighted the need for change in football and indeed society during a powerful interview to discuss Black History Month. The Treble winner, 51 today,...
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“A series of explorative and progressive conversations in the space where the Black-British experience and football intersect,” By Jack Stanley When Calum Jacobs started CARICOM magazine in late 2017, he...
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“You have to see it to believe it” Eartha PondContributor On Sunday we all witnessed a historic moment that many didn’t even believe was possible let alone dream about it…with...
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Known as ‘the sport of Kings’, Polo has a reputation for being elitist, male and white.
Unbeknownst to many however is the sport’s rich history across the African continent popularised through illustrious polo clubs in countries including Nigeria and Ghana, some with hundreds of years of history.
Brehanna Daniels made history as the 1st Black Woman Pit Member. She is a tire changer for @NASCAR. As a former point guard at Norfolk State women’s basketball team she never thought about Nascar as a sport until they came to her campus and introduced her to it. Her on court skills made her an easy fit for the fast-paced needs in a pit crew.
She also made history as the first female duo in a Nascar pit crew. This hasn’t been an easy journey, as it is with being the first Black in any space but especially as Nascar races was known for discrimination. But there is a new era of change within the community, with banning of confederate flags last year.
Nationwide — Force Indy race team, an African American-owned race team, made history again in Birmingham, Alabama when the team competed in the 2022 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires...
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