CLEVELAND (AP) – Before the Cleveland Indians make a final decision to change their name, they will listen to those who have offended the most in the past 105 years. Owner Paul Dolan said the team will speak to Native American groups as one of the preliminary steps in the …
Read More »Masks, empty parks, social justice.
Opening day, finally. A baseball season that was on the brink before it started due to the virus outbreak will begin Thursday night when Max Scherzer and World Series champion Washington Nationals welcome prized ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. York. When it starts, the DC forecast calls …
Read More »Major League Baseball Players Take Visible Stance on Social Justice
PHOENIX (AP) – Major League Baseball has not always been at the forefront of the social justice movement in recent years, with leagues like the NBA and NFL generally at the center. But in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, and due to the quirks of a coronavirus-altered …
Read More »Whole Foods Sues Workers for Banning BLM Face Coatings
A federal lawsuit against Whole Foods Market accuses the supermarket chain of retaliating against its employees when it prohibited them from wearing Black Lives Matter face covers while they worked. July 20, 2020 9:35 PM 2 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article BOSTON – Whole Foods Market …
Read More »‘Yes, we exist’: Black fans watch NASCAR’s work to diversify
Kevin Johnson fell in love with NASCAR as a child through clips on “Wide World of Sports“Decades before the billion dollar broadcast deals when auto racing shared valuable airtime with the barrel and demolition derby. Raised in the South Bronx, Johnson considered himself “a NASCAR fan” without a friend or …
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