Florene Pattain, mother of seven and longtime St. Paul resident, was the recipient of Arline V. Winfield Special Mother Award.
Sports: Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the state’s leading African American sportswriters, including Larry Fitzgerald, Sr., Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald, with a special emphasis on the local prep scene and disparities in sports administration and media coverage.
Baseball still as White as ever
Baseball’s Whiteness, especially at the pro and college levels, is both obvious and concerning.
NBA Finals: Full of drama on and off the court!
We have seen so much careless and bad behavior unfold during these first-ever International NBA Finals.
Things are looking up for Lynx guard Odyssey Sims
Odyssey Sims, one of nine new faces on the 2019 Lynx, is hopeful about her future success.
The high costs of college softball
Other than the ball, college softball is usually all White. It resembles a country club sport — only those who can afford it, play it.
Lagos, Landgenbrunner Winfield Award winners
Eric Lagos and Eva Langenbrunner were selected as top male and female winners out of 10 finalists at the 43rd Annual Winfield Awards banquet.
NBA Finals: Warriors get even, but can they go all the way?
For those who think it’s an automatic win for the Warriors, slow your roll!
WNBA’s first commissioner could’ve been Black — but she isn’t
Former WNBA President Lisa Borders resigned last fall, and the announcement of her successor caught most of us by surprise with the new title: WNBA commissioner.
Top athlete challenges High School League rule
The 17-year-old student-athlete Craig McDonald was recently ruled ineligible for his senior year of athletics because he repeated eighth grade.
The sorry state of softball diversity
According to NCAA student-athlete demographics, the racial composition of college softball hasn’t changed much in over a decade.