‘It’s disappointing when you look around and you’re one of the few.’
Charles Hallman
Charles Hallman is a contributing reporter and award-winning sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
Posted inSports
The search for elusive Black fans continues
We know there are Black sports fans, but the oft-asked question is, ‘Do they attend games in person?’ If not, why not?
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
New Auggies coach finds the job ‘eye-opening’
‘We are seeing a lot more diversity in high school volleyball.’
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
Film fest caps 20 years of celebrating Black storytelling
It’s been two decades since the Twin Cities Black Film Festival became an annual fall fixture for cinema lovers.
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
Black women rise to C-Suite leadership roles
Las Vegas Aces Team President Nikki Fargas is the only Black executive to hold such a title in the WNBA.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Volleyballers transfer to U of M ‘to be coached by the best’
This week’s Gopher 100 highlights Volleyball players Arica Davis and Naya Gros
Posted inSports
Saints pitcher says he’s right where he wants to be
Simeon Woods Richardson is the St. Paul Saints’ only Black pitcher, and one of two in the Minnesota Twins organization.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Gophers M club HOF grows by 11
‘Diversity is so important because it promotes creativity, unique perspectives, and new opportunities.’
Posted inSports
Halls of Fame recognize the best in sport
‘t’s like a celebration of all of us who have worked so hard for the game.’
Posted inFeatured, Sports
How Blacks in baseball get pigeonholed
Minnesota Twins’ Chris Archer is among that paltry number of Black pitcher this season.
Posted inSports
Racial taunting nothing new in sports
No matter the level, from youth sports to pros, racial taunting has been a longstanding problem.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Black women in volleyball concentrated in HBCUs
Most Black volleyball players can be found at HBCUs.
Posted inArts + Culture
Ben Crump at work: a tight focus on justice
The legal work of famed civil rights lawyer Ben Crump is chronicled in ‘Civil,’ a nearly two-hour documentary that premiered this summer on Netflix.
Posted inFeatured, Gophers/College, Sports
Gopher M Club Hall of Fame gets new inductees
The U of M’s M Club will on Sept. 16 induct 13 new Hall of Fame members at a Friday evening in-person ceremony on the Williams Arena court.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Shimmy gets her master’s and a new job
Shimmy Gray-Miller begins her first season as Minnesota associate WBB head coach.
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
Sportswriter completes his Hall of Fame grand slam
This year’s 13-member 2022 class going into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend includes two former Minnesota Golden Gophers: Lou Hudson and Lindsay Whalen.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
All-Black NAIA conference offers refuge from the money game
Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes is the first Black female commissioner in NAIA history and one of only four Black women to hold a top athletics office in America.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, National, News
Biden calls for more guardians, fewer warriors
‘As long as there’s crime in our communities, there will be a need for law enforcement.’
Posted inSports
Concordia and Hamline travel to kick off MIAC football season
The 2022 MIAC football regular season officially starts Thursday, Sept. 1 when Concordia plays at Valley City (ND) State. St. Paul’s Hamline University is one of eight conference teams that will kick off their seasons on Saturday, Sept. 3—the Pipers will play at Crown (MN) College. Hamline looks to make improvement by leaps from last […]
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
NBA—including Timberwolves—steps up workplace diversity
‘We still have so much bias that exists, and unconscious bias.’