The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Later, a second Olympic controversy arose when Jewish American athletes Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were benched and replaced by African American athletes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe in the ...

Donovan Webb is a barrier-breaking autistic student-athlete at Joppatowne High School where he plays on the varsity basketball team. (Photos by J.J. McQueen) Full size 2560 × 1709 ...

Michigan Objective To examine if concussion knowledge and awareness disparities exists between underserved African American (AA) adolescent athletes and Caucasian athletes; and, if disparities exist ...

Williams played Division 1 basketball at the University of Tulsa, and now, years later, she is believed to be the first African American woman to officiate in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

Stigler graduated with a degree in African American studies, and he minored in communications. When his athletic career ends, he hopes to become a head coach at a Division I school. He also hopes to ...